Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. lasiocarpos
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
INCLUDED WITHIN (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Hibiscus lasiocarpus
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
COMMON NAME:
Western Rosemallow
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hila6_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. lasiocarpos
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
INCLUDED WITHIN (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Hibiscus lasiocarpus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
3518
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: marshes, swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Native west and northwest of the Carolinas & Georgia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White (sometimes pinkish)
with a red or purple center
5 sepals united at base or more than half their length
5 petals united at base
Stamens united to form a staminal column surrounding ovary and styles
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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