Hibiscus lasiocarpos Cavanilles var. lasiocarpos . Common name: Western Rose-mallow. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Marshes, swamps. Distribution: KY, IN, IL, MO, KS, and NM south to Panhandle FL (?), AL, MS, LA, TX, and CHI (Villaseñor 2016).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Also see H. leucophyllus, endemic in coastal LA and TX, here treated as a separate species.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Hibiscus lasiocarpos Cav. — GrPl, Tx, Shiller (1960); = Hibiscus lasiocarpus S.Watson — S13, orthographic variant; < Hibiscus lasiocarpos Cav. — Ar, F, GW2, Il, Mo3, S; < Hibiscus lasiocarpus S.Watson — G, orthographic variant; < Hibiscus moscheutos L. — Fl4, WH3; < Hibiscus moscheutos L. ssp. lasiocarpos (Cav.) O.J.Blanch. — FNA6, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO, Blanchard (2008); < Hibiscus moscheutos L. ssp. lasiocarpus — Tn, orthographic variant; < Hibiscus moscheutos L. var. occidentalis Torr. — C; Hibiscus lasiocarpos Cav. Basionym: Hibiscus lasiocarpos Cav. 1787

Links to other floras: < Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7