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Your search found 24 taxa in the family Malvaceae, Mallow family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name: High Mallow, Common Mallow, Cheeses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Malva sylvestris FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Malva sylvestris FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Malva sylvestris 122-01-001 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, barnyards
Waif(s)
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Common Mallow, Cheeses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Malva neglecta FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Malva neglecta FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Malva neglecta 122-01-002 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, barnyards
Uncommon in Carolinas, rare in GA
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Marsh Mallow, Musk Mallow, Rose Mallow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Malva moschata FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Malva moschata FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Malva moschata 122-01-003 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, barnyards
Rare
Non-native: Europe
Common Name:
Hollyhock
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Alcea rosea FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Alcea rosea FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Althaea rosea 122-02-001 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, dumps, frequently cultivated, less commonly escaped or persistent
Rare
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Carolina Bristlemallow, Bristly-mallow, Carolina Mallow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Modiola caroliniana FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Modiola caroliniana FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Modiola caroliniana 122-03-001 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas, pondshores, edges of brackish marshes; probably adventive in our area from an original native range in South America
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare in Mountains) (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native (probably): South America (the original distribution unclear)
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Common Name:
Prickly Fanpetals, Prickly Sida, Prickly Mallow, False-mallow
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sida spinosa FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sida spinosa FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sida spinosa 122-05-001 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, wet fields
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Tropics
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Common Name:
Arrowleaf Sida, Diamondleaf Fanpetal, Cuban Jute
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sida rhombifolia var. rhombifolia FAMILY: Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Sida rhombifolia FAMILY: Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sida rhombifolia 122-05-003 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, gardens, disturbed areas
Common (uncommon to rare in Mountains)
Non-native: Old World tropics?
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Common Name:
Coastal Plain Sida, Elliott's Fanpetals
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sida elliottii var. elliottii FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sida elliottii var. elliottii FAMILY: Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sida elliottii 122-05-004 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Stream banks, sandy openings, pineland pond margins, limestone glades and barrens, mesic hammocks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Velvetleaf, Indian Mallow, Butterprint
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Abutilon theophrasti FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Abutilon theophrasti FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Abutilon theophrastii 122-06-001 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Crop fields, roadsides, disturbed areas
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Mountains)
Non-native: south Asia
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Common Name:
Southern Seashore Mallow, Seashore Marshmallow, Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow, Fen-rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Kosteletzkya pentacarpos FAMILY: Malvaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Kosteletzkya virginica FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Kosteletskya virginica 122-07-001 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Brackish to freshwater tidal marshes
Common in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Rose-of-Sharon, Althea
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hibiscus syriacus FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hibiscus syriacus FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hibiscus syriacus 122-08-001 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Escaped or persistent after cultivation, often spreading by rhizomes
Uncommon (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Swamp Rosemallow, Eastern Rosemallow, Wild Cotton
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hibiscus moscheutos FAMILY: Malvaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Hibiscus moscheutos FAMILY: Malvaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos 122-08-002 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Marshes, swamps, river sandbars
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Western Rosemallow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hibiscus lasiocarpos FAMILY: Malvaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Hibiscus lasiocarpos FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Marshes, swamps
Native west and northwest of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Halberdleaf Rosemallow, Rose Hibiscus, Smooth Rosemallow, Showy Hibiscus
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hibiscus laevis FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hibiscus laevis FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hibiscus militaris 122-08-003 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Freshwater marshes, exposed riverbanks, sandbars
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Savanna Hibiscus, Comfort-root, Pineland Hibiscus
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hibiscus aculeatus FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hibiscus aculeatus FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hibiscus aculeatus 122-08-004 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, swamp forests, dry sandy or loamy soils of maritime forest edges
Common (rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Flower-of-an-hour, Venice Mallow, Bladder Ketmia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hibiscus trionum FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hibiscus trionum FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hibiscus trionum 122-08-005 FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, railroad yards, disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC Piedmont, rare or waifs elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Non-native: Europe or Africa
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Common Name:
Scarlet Rosemallow, Scarlet Hibiscus, Swamp Mallow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hibiscus coccineus FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hibiscus coccineus FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Marshes, swamp forests, roadside swales, cultivated as an ornamental in yards, in much of our area presumably introduced from farther south, but sometimes appearing native
Rare
Native to Georgia, presumably introduced in the Carolinas?
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Common Name:
Large-flowered Hibiscus, Swamp Rose Mallow, Swamp Hibiscus
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hibiscus grandiflorus FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hibiscus grandiflorus FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Tidal marshes, swamps, lakeshores, wet pine flatwoods and savannas
Rare (historically in SC, but not recently seen)
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Wax Mallow, Turk's-cap Mallow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Malvaviscus drummondii FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Open areas, streambanks, disturbed areas
Rare or waif(s)
Native: Texas & northern Mexico
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Common Name:
Okra, Gumbo
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Abelmoschus esculentus FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Abelmoschus esculentus FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Frequently cultivated in gardens, rarely persistent or self-seeding the year following
Waif(s)
Non-native: Africa
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Common Name:
Wax Mallow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Malvaviscus arboreus FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, waif or weakly spreading from horticultural use
Non-native: New World tropics
Common Name: Turk’s-cap Mallow, Mazapan
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Malvaviscus penduliflorus FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Malvaviscus penduliflorus FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: tropical America
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Common Name:
Palmleaf Poppy-mallow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Callirhoe pedata FAMILY: Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Callirhoe pedata FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Prairies, open woodlands, and (eastwards, in nw. GA) occasionally mowed roadside and adjacent powerline right-of-way, with other species of calcareous prairie habitats, one occurrence recorded to date
Rare
Native west of GA-NC-SC, plausibly native to GA or perhaps only adventive
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Common Name:
Upland Cotton, Short-staple Cotton
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Gossypium hirsutum FAMILY: Malvaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Gossypium hirsutum var. hirsutum FAMILY: Malvaceae
Habitat: Coastal hammocks, rockland hammock edges, coastal rock barrens (in FL peninsula), disturbed areas, a frequently cultivated crop, especially in sandy soils of the Coastal Plain, rarely adventive or a waif where grown
Rare
Non-native: Central & South America, the West Indies, south Florida
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