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''H. moscheutos'' can be found along lake shores, marshy floodplains, bordering cypress swamps, and depressions in deciduous flatwoods. It also grows in disturbed areas such as roadsides and ditches. ''H. moscheutos'' tends to grow in moist conditions, even tolerating shallow water.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: W. P. Adams Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, Robert L. Lazor, M. Y. Menzel, Richard S. Mitchell, P. L. Redfearn, D. B. Ward, S. S. Ward, F. D. Wilson, D. Wise, and J. Wise. States and counties: Florida: Leon, Liberty, Taylor, Wakulla, and Washington. Louisiana: Calcasieu.</ref><!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
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''H. moscheutos'' can be found along lake shores, marshy floodplains, bordering cypress swamps, and within depressions in deciduous flatwoods. It also grows in disturbed areas such as roadsides and ditches. ''H. moscheutos'' tends to grow in moist conditions, even tolerating shallow water.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: W. P. Adams Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, Robert L. Lazor, M. Y. Menzel, Richard S. Mitchell, P. L. Redfearn, D. B. Ward, S. S. Ward, F. D. Wilson, D. Wise, and J. Wise. States and counties: Florida: Leon, Liberty, Taylor, Wakulla, and Washington. Louisiana: Calcasieu.</ref><!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
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Revision as of 13:38, 30 May 2023

Hibiscus moscheutos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus'
Species: H. moscheutos
Binomial name
Hibiscus moscheutos
Linnaeus
HIBI MOSC dist.JPG
Natural range of Hibiscus moscheutos from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: crimsoneyed rosemallow, eastern rose-mallow

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: Hibiscus incanus Wendland; H. oculiroseus Britton; H. palustris Linnaeus[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

H. moscheutos can be found along lake shores, marshy floodplains, bordering cypress swamps, and within depressions in deciduous flatwoods. It also grows in disturbed areas such as roadsides and ditches. H. moscheutos tends to grow in moist conditions, even tolerating shallow water.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: W. P. Adams Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, Robert L. Lazor, M. Y. Menzel, Richard S. Mitchell, P. L. Redfearn, D. B. Ward, S. S. Ward, F. D. Wilson, D. Wise, and J. Wise. States and counties: Florida: Leon, Liberty, Taylor, Wakulla, and Washington. Louisiana: Calcasieu.