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Malvaceae

Hedgy swampmallow

Pavonia sepium A.St.-Hil.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Pavonia

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Hedgy swampmallow: Pavonia sepium
Photo: alessandradalia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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

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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.