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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Malvaceae

SPECIES

Abutilon - [maps | photos]

  • Abutilon theophrasti * Medik.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
    Common Name: velvetleaf, Indian mallow

Alcea - [maps | photos]

             • Althaea rosea (L.) Cav.

Anoda - [maps | photos]

  • Anoda cristata * (L.) Schltdl.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: crested anoda

Callirhoe - [maps | photos]

Hibiscus - [maps | photos]

  • Hibiscus laevis All.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: halberdleaf rose mallow, hibiscus
    Synonyms:
             • Hibiscus militaris Cav.

Malva - [maps | photos]

             • Malva rotundifolia auct. non L.

Malvastrum - [maps | photos]

             • Sphaeralcea angusta (Gray) Fern.

Modiola - [maps | photos]

  • Modiola caroliniana * (L.) G. Don
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
    Common Name: Carolina bristle mallow

Sida - [maps | photos]

  • Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby (TN Endangered -Possibly Extirpated)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: Virginia fanpetals
    Synonyms:
             • Napaea hermaphrodita L.
  • Sida spinosa * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: prickly fanpetals

Tilia - [maps | photos]

             • Tilia heterophylla Vent.
             • Tilia heterophylla Vent.

*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.

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