NameThatPlant.net: Malvaviscus drummondii

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Malvaviscus drummondii FAMILY Malvaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii FAMILY Malvaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Malvaviscus drummondii

COMMON NAME:
Wax Mallow, Turk's-cap Mallow

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image of Malvaviscus drummondii, Wax Mallow, Turk's-cap Mallow

Ron Lance rwl2176_a

August

Hibiscus-like flowers never fully open, petals overlap & form a loose tube, per www.wildflower.org.

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Malvaviscus drummondii FAMILY Malvaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii FAMILY Malvaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malvaviscus drummondii

2176

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Open areas, streambanks, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native: Texas & northern Mexico

Rare or waif(s)

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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:
Summer/Fall?
White->Red
Berry-like

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

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