Synonym(s): Kosteletzkya althaeifolia, Kosteletzkya pentacarpos, Kosteletzkya smilacifolia, Kosteletzkya virginica var. althaeifolia, Kosteletzkya virginica var. aquilonia
Image ID: 8147
Image by: Parkins, Grant Morrow
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: KOVI
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Kosteletzkya virginica
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Last Modified: 2019-08-30
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: KOSTE GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Kosteletzkya GENUS AUTHORITY: C. Presl GENUS COMMON: Kosteletzkya GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 15-30 species, herbs, of North America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Madagascar. Perhaps better included in a broadly circumscribed Hibiscus (Pfeil & Crisp 2005). GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: Blanchard in FNA (2015); Alexander (2010)=Y; Blanchard (2008)=Z; 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]
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NATIVE RANGE: eastern & central U.S. HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Bright pink flowers adorn this member of the hibiscus family in late summer. Seashore-mallow blooms profusely and has a shrub-like effect in the garden once established. Its flowers are a good source of nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds. Seashore-mallow commonly grows in brackish marshes in coastal North Carolina. Try growing Seashore-mallow with native asters or great blue lobelia. 1990 N.C. Wildflower of the Year
Bloom Table Text: Bright pink flowers adorn this member of the hibiscus family in late summer. Seashore-mallow blooms profusely and has a shrub-like effect in the garden once established. Its flowers are a good source of nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds. Seashore-mallow commonly grows in brackish marshes in coastal North Carolina. Try growing Seashore-mallow with native asters or great blue lobelia. 1990 N.C. Wildflower of the Year
USDA Symbol: KOVI
USDA Common Name: Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
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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) Kosteletzkya C. Presl (Kosteletzkya) SUMMARY: A genus of about 15-30 species, herbs, of North America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Madagascar. Perhaps better included in a broadly circumscribed Hibiscus (Pfeil & Crisp 2005). REFERENCE: Blanchard in FNA (2015); Alexander (2010)=Y; Blanchard (2008)=Z; Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Kosteletzkya virginica in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available) UNC SERNEC: Find Kosteletzkya virginica in
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)