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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hibiscus laevis
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus laevis
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-08-003:
Hibiscus militaris
FAMILY
Malvaceae
COMMON NAME:
Halberdleaf Rosemallow, Rose Hibiscus, Smooth Rosemallow, Showy Hibiscus
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_hila2_005_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_himi2_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_hibiscus_laevis_28
July
Stigmas 5, capitate, styles free near apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_hibiscus_laevis_a
July
Halberdleaf Rosemallow takes its common name from its distinctive leaves, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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John B. Nelson jbn_2749295785_e15b35767a
August Dorchester County SC
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John B. Nelson jbn_3684427386_8d650c5925
August Colleton County SC
Flowers have 5 pink or pale pink, 2-2.5" petals with a deep pink base, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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John B. Nelson jbn_237241145_0e7492866e
September
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JK Marlow jkm160915_130
September Beaufort County SC
Spring Island Native Plant Nursery
Leaves w a sharp-pointed tip & basal lobes nearly at right angles to midrib, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm160915_131
September Beaufort County SC
Spring Island Native Plant Nursery
Calyx lobes broadly triangular, surfaces glabrous. Bractlets linear-subulate, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm160915_132
September Beaufort County SC
Spring Island Native Plant Nursery
Pedicels jointed distally. Calyx divided 1/3-1/2 length, per Flora of North America.