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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Southern Seashore Mallow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kosteletzkya virginica
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
INCLUDED WITHIN Innovations in Hibiscus & Kosteletzkya (Malvaceae, Hibisceae) (Blanchard, 2008)
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-07-001:
Kosteletskya virginica FAMILY Malvaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kosteletzkya althaeifolia
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kosteletzkya virginica
(?) -
Hibiscus pentacarpos
COMMON NAME:
Southern Seashore Mallow, Seashore Marshmallow, Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow, Fen-rose
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Alistair Glen gwn_kosteletskyavirgi_cu
August Pender County NC
Showy hibiscus-like flowers are immediately recognizable as Mallow family, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Keith Bradley kab_k_pentacarpos_4003
August Miami-Dade County FL
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Dan Whitten sdw_kosteletzkya
September Westmoreland County VA
Lvs triangular-lanceolate to triangular-ovate, base usually sagittately lobed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kosteletzkya virginica
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
INCLUDED WITHIN
Innovations in Hibiscus & Kosteletzkya (Malvaceae, Hibisceae) (Blanchard, 2008)
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-07-001:
Kosteletskya virginica
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kosteletzkya althaeifolia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kosteletzkya virginica
(?)
-
Hibiscus pentacarpos
783
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Brackish to freshwater tidal marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink/Lavender/White
5 sepals united at base
5 petals united at base
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!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p092
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p160
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p329
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p471
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p214
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p360
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p105
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p049
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p150
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p256
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