Malvaceae
Paleface
Hibiscus denudatus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 石槿
- English
- Paleface
Synonyms
- Hibiscus denudatus var. genuinus Hochr.
- Hibiscus denudatus var. involucellatus A.Gray
- Hibiscus involucellatus (A.Gray) Wooton & Standl.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to April (from 2,116 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Joseph Rojas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bruce Homer-Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jim Riley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oscar C. González Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.