GENUS CODE: HIBIS2 GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Hibiscus GENUS AUTHORITY: L. GENUS COMMON: Rosemallow GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 200-300 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, of tropical to warm temperate areas. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: Blanchard in FNA (2015); Blanchard (2008)=Z; Wise & Menzel (1971); Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: MALVAC FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Malvaceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789 FAMILY COMMON: Mallow Family FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 243 genera and 4000-4500 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, of cosmopolitan distribution, but especially diverse in the tropics and subtropics. Malvaceae has always been difficult to circumscribe cleanly, relative to members of such families as Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. Molecular evidence now adds to morphologic evidence that traditional circumscriptions of these families are highly polyphyletic. Bayer et al. (1999) present a classification of an expanded Malvaceae, with 9 subfamilies recognized. This family includes several economically important species, including cotton (Gossypium spp.), cacao or chocolate (Theobroma cacao Linnaeus), and cola (Cola acuminata R. Brown). FAMILY REFERENCE: Bayer et al. (1999); Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Fryxell (1988). [including STERCULIACEAE and TILIACEAE]
NCBG DESCRIPTIVES
INTRO: Tall, shrublike perennial of marshes, swamps and river sandbars. STEMS: Stems few to many arising from single crown, fuzzy-hairy. LEAVES: Leaves alternate, long petiolate,oval to lance-shaped, shallowly toothed, smooth to furry above and densely furry with white hairs beneath. INFLORESCENCE: FLOWERS: Flowers on long stalks from upper leaf axils; white to pink with maroon throat; 5-8 in. wide; funnel-shaped; consisting of 5 rounded petals, a centralcolumn of fused reddish stamens and a style, all surrounded by a 5-lobed calyx and an outer whorl of 10-15 very narrow, green bracts. FRUITS:Fruit a smooth,ovalcapsule with tapering, pointy tip. COMMENTS: HEIGHT: 4-6 ft. DURATION:
Annual, Perennial
HABIT:
Herb, Subshrub
LEAF ARRANGEMENT:
Alternate LEAF COMPLEXITY:
Simple LEAF RETENTION: FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
Radial (Actinomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: Jun-Sep
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BLOOM COLOR: White w/ red eye
White
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Orange
Yellow
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Blue
Lavender
Purple
Violet
Brown
Not Applicable
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FRUITING PERIOD: Jul-Oct. DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Bogs/pocosins, Bottomlands
NATIVE RANGE: eastern United States HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: The blooms of crimson-eyed rose-mallow are among the largest of any of our native perennials. This shrubby perennial has plump, conspicuous flower buds - marvels of architecture and design in their own right which cluster at the tip of each stem and open several at a time. Crimson-eyed rose-mallow normally grows in wet areas such as in marshes and along shorelines, though this perennial also thrives in garden soils with average moisture. 1997 N.C. Wildflower of the Year
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Cultural Notes: Crimson-eyed rose-mallow is a native perennial that occurs in open swamps and fresh and brackish marshes. Full sun and good air circulation are necessary for optimum blooms and disease suppression. Unfortunately its creamy-white, crimson-throated flowers are a favorite food of the Japanese beetle. The blossoms create a showy display throughout the summer, but as with other Hibiscus, each flower lasts for just one day.
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hibiscus moscheutos
COMMON NAME: Eastern Rose-mallow
SYNONYMY: [= Pa, Va; > H. moscheutos Linnaeus ssp. moscheutos - GW, RAB, W; > H. moscheutos Linnaeus ssp. incanus (Wendland f.) H.E. Ahles - GW, RAB; > H. moscheutos Linnaeus ssp. palustris (Linnaeus) R.T. Clausen - GW, RAB, W; = H. moscheutos var. moscheutos - C; > H. incanus Wendland f. - G, S; = H. moscheutos ssp. moscheutos - FNA, K1, K3, Z; > H. moscheutos Linnaeus - F, G, W; > H. oculiroseus Britton - S; > H. palustris Linnaeus - F, G; > H. moscheutos - S; < H. moscheutos - WH3]
PHENOLOGY: Jun-Sep; Jul-Oct.
HABITAT: Marshes, swamps, river sandbars.
COMMENTS: E. MA west to MI, south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX.
RANGE MAP: Hibiscus moscheutos.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Malvaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Mallow Family) SUMMARY: A family of about 243 genera and 4000-4500 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, of cosmopolitan distribution, but especially diverse in the tropics and subtropics. Malvaceae has always been difficult to circumscribe cleanly, relative to members of such families as Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. Molecular evidence now adds to morphologic evidence that traditional circumscriptions of these families are highly polyphyletic. Bayer et al. (1999) present a classification of an expanded Malvaceae, with 9 subfamilies recognized. This family includes several economically important species, including cotton (Gossypium spp.), cacao or chocolate (Theobroma cacao Linnaeus), and cola (Cola acuminata R. Brown). REFERENCE: Bayer et al. (1999); Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Fryxell (1988). [including STERCULIACEAE and TILIACEAE]ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Hibiscus L. (Rosemallow) SUMMARY: A genus of about 200-300 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, of tropical to warm temperate areas. REFERENCE: Blanchard in FNA (2015); Blanchard (2008)=Z; Wise & Menzel (1971); Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Hibiscus moscheutos in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available) UNC SERNEC: Find Hibiscus moscheutos in
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)