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

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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