Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Malvaceae

Hibiscus - [maps | photos]

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

         • Hibiscus militaris Cav.

• Hibiscus moscheutos L. ssp. lasiocarpus (Cav.) O.J. Blanchard
  Common Name: crimsoneyed rose mallow, hibiscus

• Hibiscus moscheutos L. ssp. moscheutos
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: crimsoneyed rose mallow, hibiscus

• Hibiscus syriacus * L.
  Common Name: rose of Sharon, hibiscus

• Hibiscus trionum * L.
  Common Name: flower of an hour, hibiscus

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*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.

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