HALBERD-LEAF ROSE-MALLOW
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Hibiscus laevis All.
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| [=Hibiscus militaris Cav.] |
| Douglas County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 28-80 inches |
| Family: Malvaceae - Mallow Family |
| Flowering Period: July, August, September,October |
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| Also Called: | | Scarlet rose-mallow. | | Stems: | | Erect, simple or branched. Plants glabrous or nearly so. | | Leaves: | | Cauline, alternate, simple; stipules present; blades ovate to triangular-ovate, 1.2 to 7 inches long, .8 to 6 inches wide, base cordate to truncate, margins hastately 3-5-lobed and serrate, tip acute to acuminate. | | Inflorescences: | | Solitary flowers, axillary; involucel bracts 8-16, linear, .8 to 1.2 inch. | | Flowers: | | Calyx campanulate, .8 to 1.2 inch, remaining green, glabrous or nearly so, lobes 5, triangular, connate basally, apex acute; corolla funnelform, petals 5, pink or white, with red basal spot, obovate, 2.4 to 3 inches long, .8 to 2 inches wide: staminal column bearing anthers along sides and at summit, forming tube around pistil. | | Fruits: | | Capsules ovoid, .7 to 1.2 inch, glabrous; seeds brown or reddish brown, reniform-globose, .1 to .2 inch. | | Habitat: | | Edges of lakes and ponds, backwater areas along rivers and streams, freshwater marshes, wet ditches | | Distribution: | | East 1/2 of Kansas | | Origin: | | Native | | Comments: | | Hibiscus, Greek and Latin name for a mallow. |
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| | Halberd-leaf rose-mallow Leaf |  | | 83 KB | | Douglas County, Kansas |
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