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Common Name:
Marsh Mallow, Musk Mallow, Rose Mallow
Petals indented on the outer margin (as are all members of this genus), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Common Name:
Hollyhock
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Common Name:
Carolina Bristlemallow, Bristly-mallow, Carolina Mallow
Small flowers with brilliant orange-red petals with a blackish-purple base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Common Name:
Prickly Mallow, Prickly Sida, False-mallow
Peduncles about as long as the short leafstalks, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Common Name:
Arrowleaf Sida, Cuban Jute, Diamondleaf Fanpetal
Petals creamy yellow or straw-yellow, each petal bent obliquely, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Common Name:
Coastal Plain Sida
GREATER THAN
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Sida inflexa
Flowers an almost translucent yellow, petals rounded to slightly notched, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Common Name:
Velvetleaf, Indian Mallow, Butterprint
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Abutilon abutilon
Flowers less than 1" wide with bright yellow petals, growing in leaf axils, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Common Name:
Southern Seashore Mallow, Seashore Marshmallow, Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow
LESS THAN
Innovations in Hibiscus & Kosteletzkya (Malvaceae, Hibisceae) (Blanchard, 2008)
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Hibiscus pentacarpos
Showy hibiscus-like flowers are immediately recognizable as Mallow family, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Common Name:
Rose-of-Sharon, Althea
Stamens form a column surrounding (but free from) the style of the pistil, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Common Name:
Eastern Rose-mallow, Swamp Rose-mallow, Wild Cotton
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos
GREATER THAN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Hibiscus palustris
Each petal's base is dark maroon creating a bull's eye in the throat, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Hibiscus lasiocarpus
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Common Name:
Halberd-leaved Marsh-mallow, Rose Hibiscus, Smooth Rose-mallow, Showy Hibiscus
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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Common Name:
Savanna Hibiscus, Comfort-root
Corolla cream-colored, turning deeper yellow, then finally pink, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Common Name:
Flower-of-an-hour
Petals pale yellow with a purple base, the flowers only open a few hours, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Common Name:
Scarlet Rose-mallow, Scarlet Hibiscus, Swamp Mallow
Petals separate from each other when the flower is fully open, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
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Common Name:
Large-flowered Hibiscus, Swamp Rose Mallow
As the species name says, this species has large (10" across) flowers, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
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Common Name:
Wax Mallow, Turk's-cap Mallow
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Malvaviscus drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Hibiscus drummondii
Hibiscus-like flowers never fully open, petals overlap & form a loose tube, per www.wildflower.org.
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Common Name:
Okra, Gumbo
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Hibiscus esculentus
Corolla yellow or white with dark purple center, per Flora of China.
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Common Name:
Wax Mallow
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Hibiscus ...
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus
Petals auriculate. Stamens, styles and stigmas fully exserted, per Flora of North America.
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Hibiscus ...
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Malvaviscus arboreus var. penduliflorus
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Common Name:
Palmleaf Poppy-mallow
Inflorescence paniculate; petals deep red, with a white basal spot, per Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Upland Cotton
GREATER THAN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Gossypium herbaceum
GREATER THAN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Gossypium hirsutum
Corolla pale yellow (vs. that of Sea-island Cotton deep yellow), per Weakley's Flora.
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