Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hibiscus grandiflorus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hibiscus grandiflorus
COMMON NAME:
Large-flowered Hibiscus, Swamp Rose Mallow, Swamp Hibiscus
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Keith Bradley kab_h_grandiflorus_75101
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
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Keith Bradley kab_h_grandiflorus_75112
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
As the species name says, this species has large (10" across) flowers, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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Keith Bradley kab_h_grandiflorus_75119
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
Staminal column >2/3 long as the petals. Style branches elongate, spreading, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_h_grandiflorus_75130
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hibiscus grandiflorus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hibiscus grandiflorus
2893
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Tidal marshes, swamps, lakeshores, wet pine flatwoods and savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare (historically in SC, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink
(with red or purple center)
5 sepals united at base or more than half their length
5 petals
Stamens united to form a staminal column surrounding ovary and styles
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p178
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p049
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".