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Malvaceae

Poeppig's rosemallow

Hibiscus poeppigii Garcke

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Hibiscus

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Common names

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English
Poeppig's rosemallow

Synonyms

  • Achania floridana Raf.
  • Achania poeppigii Spreng.
  • Hibiscus bancroftianus Macfad.
  • Hibiscus floridanus Shuttlew. ex A.Gray
  • Hibiscus macleayanus Bancroft ex Macfad.
  • Hibiscus truncatus A.Rich.
  • Malache poeppigii Kuntze
  • Malvaviscus floridanus Nutt.
  • Malvaviscus poeppigii G.Don
  • Pavonia poeppigii (Spreng.) Schltdl.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.