Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Malvaviscus drummondii
FAMILY
Malvaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malvaviscus drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Hibiscus drummondii
COMMON NAME:
Wax Mallow, Turk's-cap Mallow
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Ron Lance rwl2176_a
August
Hibiscus-like flowers never fully open, petals overlap & form a loose tube, per www.wildflower.org.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Malvaviscus drummondii
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malvaviscus drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Hibiscus drummondii
2176
Shrub
Perennial
Native: Texas & northern Mexico
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare, as well as waif(s)
Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Almost evergreen in the coastal South
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Red
5 sepals united at base or more than half their length
5-petaled tubular corolla
Stamens united to form a staminal column surrounding ovary and styles
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
White->Red
Berry-like
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!