Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hibiscus laevis
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus laevis
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hibiscus laevis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-08-003:
Hibiscus militaris FAMILY Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hibiscus militaris
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Nelson, 2006).
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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 (Nelson, 2006).
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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 (Nelson, 2006).
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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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hibiscus laevis
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus laevis
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hibiscus laevis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-08-003:
Hibiscus militaris
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hibiscus militaris
684
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Freshwater marshes, exposed riverbanks, sandbars, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink
5 sepals united at base or more than half their length
5 petals united at base
Stamens united to form a staminal column surrounding ovary and styles
Superior ovary
Flowers solitary in upper leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p178
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p092
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p098
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p159
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p470
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p214
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p360
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p049
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p255
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p068
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p090
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p095
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