Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hibiscus grandiflorus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hibiscus grandiflorus
COMMON NAME:
Large-flowered Hibiscus, Swamp Rose Mallow, Swamp Hibiscus
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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 (Midgley, 1999).
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).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hibiscus grandiflorus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hibiscus grandiflorus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hibiscus grandiflorus
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