Hibiscus lasiocarpos Cavanilles. Western Rose-mallow. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Marshes, swamps. Dist: KY, IN, IL, MO, KS, and NM south to Panhandle FL (?), AL, MS, LA, TX, and CHI (Villaseñor 2016).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = GrPl, Tx, Shiller (1960); = Hibiscus lasiocarpus – S13, orthographic variant; < Hibiscus lasiocarpos Cav. – Ar, F, GW2, Il, S; < Hibiscus lasiocarpus – G, orthographic variant; < Hibiscus moscheutos L. – Fl4, WH3; < Hibiscus moscheutos L. ssp. lasiocarpos (Cav.) O.J.Blanch. – FNA6, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, Blanchard (2008); < Hibiscus moscheutos L. ssp. lasiocarpus – Tn, orthographic variant; < Hibiscus moscheutos L. var. occidentalis Torr. – C
Links to other floras: < Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos - FNA6
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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