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Marsh hibiscus, scarlet rosemallow

Thu, 02/14/2008 - 1:21pm — beth56
Hibiscus coccineus -- Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

Hibiscus coccineus

Native to Florida

scarlet rosemallow

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    This spectacular native shrub, with large scarlet flowers, is a butterfly-attractor. In Florida, it is occasionally found growing in swamps from the peninsula to the central panhandle and Okaloosa County. It blooms in the summer. There are 13 species of Hibiscus in Florida (Wunderlin, 2003). Scarlet rose-mallow grows along river banks of the southeastern U.S.-- but is rare in Alabama and Mississippi (Kartesz, 1999).

    scarlet rosemallow View the herbarium specimen image of the University of Florida Herbarium Digital Imaging Projects.