Malvaceae
Hedgy swampmallow
Pavonia sepium
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Pavonia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 美丽黄粉葵, 黄孔雀葵, 黄粉葵
- English
- Hedgy swampmallow
Synonyms
- Hibiscus hexaphyllus Larrañaga
- Lass sepium (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze
- Lassa sepium (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze
- Malache flava Kuntze
- Malache sepium (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze
- Pavonia flava Spring ex Mart.
- Pavonia flava var. grandifolia Spring ex Mart.
- Pavonia grandifolia (Spring ex Mart.) Walp.
- Pavonia malvacea (Vell.) Krapov. & Cristobal
- Pavonia regnelliana Miq.
- Pavonia sepium subsp. macrocarpa R.E.Fr.
- Pavonia sepium subsp. sepium
- Pavonia sepium var. sepium
- Pavonia sepium var. silvatica Arechav.
- Sida malvacea Vell.
- Typhalea malvacea (Vell.) Monteiro
Photos

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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.