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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
COMMON NAME:
Large-flowered Hibiscus, Swamp Rose Mallow
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Keith Bradley kab_h_grandiflorus_75101
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
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Keith Bradley kab_h_grandiflorus_75112
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
As the species name says, this species has large (10" across) flowers, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
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Keith Bradley kab_h_grandiflorus_75119
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
Staminal column >2/3 long as the petals. Style branches elongate, spreading, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_h_grandiflorus_75130
June Palm Beach County FL
Lake Okeechobee
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
2893
Forb
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - -
Rare
Habitat: Tidal marshes, swamps, lakeshores, wet pine flatwoods and savannas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Pink
(with red or purple center)
5 sepals united at base or more than half their length
5 petals
Stamens united to form a staminal column surrounding ovary and styles
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Capsule
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