Malvaceae
Swamp rosemallow
Hibiscus grandiflorus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscus
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- خطمي كبير الأزهار
- arz
- خطمى كبير الازهار
- English
- Swamp rosemallow
- Italian
- Thespesia grandiflora, Flor de maga
- Thai
- ปอต่อม
- Vietnamese
- Maga grandiflora
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Mackenzie from Washington, DC, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ανώνυμος Βικιπαιδιστής, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ανώνυμος Βικιπαιδιστής, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peakhora, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peakhora, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peakhora, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.