Malvaceae
Virginia saltmarsh mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Kosteletzkya
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 海滨锦葵
- English
- Virginia saltmarsh mallow
- Persian
- پنیرکمردابی
- Russian
- Костелецкия пятиплодная
Synonyms
- Hibiscus althaeifolius Shuttlew. ex A.Gray
- Hibiscus boscai Sennen ex Pau
- Hibiscus pentacarpos L.
- Hibiscus pentacarpos var. albiflorus Sacc. ex Fiori
- Hibiscus smilacifolius Shuttlew. ex A.Gray
- Hibiscus virginicus L.
- Kosteletzkya althaeifolia (Chapm.) A.Gray ex S.Watson
- Kosteletzkya altheifolia (Chapm.) A.Gray ex S.Watson
- Kosteletzkya boscae Sennen
- Kosteletzkya pentacarpa (L.) Ledeb.
- Kosteletzkya pentacarpos var. albiflora (Sacc. ex Fiori) P.P.Ferrer & O.J.Blanch.
- Kosteletzkya pentacarpos var. boscai Sennen ex Pau
- Kosteletzkya pentacarpos var. smilacifolia (Chapm.) S.N.Alexander
- Kosteletzkya smilacifolia (Chapm.) Chapm.
- Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C.Presl ex A.Gray
- Kosteletzkya virginica f. alba C.F.Reed
- Kosteletzkya virginica var. althaeifolia Chapm.
- Kosteletzkya virginica var. aquilonia Fernald
- Kosteletzkya virginica var. smilacifolia Chapm.
- Kosteletzkya virginica var. typica Fernald
- Pavonia pentacarpos (L.) Poir.
- Pavonia veneta Spreng.
- Pavonia virginica Spreng.
- Pentagonocarpus althaeifolius (Chapm.) Kuntze
- Pentagonocarpus pentacarpus (L.) Kuntze
- Pentagonocarpus virginicus Parl.
- Pentagonocarpus zannichellii Parl.
Photos
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Photo: Riverbanks Outdoor Store from New Port Richey, FL, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: accidentalshrike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Nat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.