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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Malvaceae
Hibiscus trionum L.
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Hibiscus: the ancient Greek and Latin name for some mallow-like plant
trionum: three-parted
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 1'-2' tall, hairy, branching forb |
| Flower: | whitish to yellow with a purple center, 5-parted, 1 1/4"-3" wide, opening only a few hours, with many small bracts below; blooms July-Sept. |
| Leaf: | deeply 3-parted, long-stalked, toothed or lobed |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, gardens |
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