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Malvaceae

Red rosemallow

Hibiscus kokio Hillebr. ex Wawra

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Hibiscus

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Red rosemallow: Hibiscus kokio subsp. kokio (flowers). Location: Maui, Hoolawa Farms
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Red rosemallow
mul
H. kokio

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

Photos

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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.