| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus acetosella | African Rose-mallow, Redleaf Hibiscus, Cranberry Hibiscus, False Roselle | Pine flatwoods, disturbed areas. | Native of Africa. | |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus aculeatus | Savanna Hibiscus, Comfort-root | Wet to moist pine savannas, swamp forests, coastal marsh transitions, dry sandy or loamy soils of maritime forest edges. | Se. NC south to sc. peninsular FL, west to LA and extreme e. TX. |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus bifurcatus | Rough Pink Hibiscus | Habitat unknown in FL, probably cultivated only. | Native of West Indies, Central America, and South America. | |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus cannabinus | Kenaf, Brown Indian-hemp | Disturbed areas. | Native of the Paleotropics. | |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus clypeatus ssp. clypeatus | Congo Mahoe | Riparian woodlands. | Se. TX, ne. and se. Mexico to Central America (Belize, Guatemala); West Indies. | |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus coccineus | Scarlet Hibiscus | Marshes (including inland salt marshes), swamp forests, roadside swales, cultivated as an ornamental in yards, in much of our area presumably introduced from farther south, but sometimes appearing native. | S. GA and s. AL south to s. FL, west to s. AL, and s. MS (a wider distribution is the result of naturalization from horticultural use). Reported from e. MD and Coastal Plain of DE (W. Longbottom, pers.comm. 2022). |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus dasycalyx | Neches River Hibiscus | Alluvial marshes. | Endemic to e. TX (Cherokee, Harrison, Houston, and Trinity counties). |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus furcellatus | Lindenleaf Rose-mallow | Florida scrub, scrubby flatwoods, mesic flatwoods, depression marshes, dry disturbed areas. | Peninsular FL (east coast from Brevard County south to Broward County); West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America. | |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus grandiflorus | Large-flowered Hibiscus, Swamp Hibiscus | Tidal marshes, swamps, lakeshores, wet pine flatwoods and savannas. | E. GA (Chatham Co., adjacent to the SC border) (Jones & Coile 1988) and historically apparently in se. SC (Mellichamp 1889) south to s. FL, west to e. LA; w. Cuba. |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus laevis | Smooth Rose-mallow, Halberd-leaved Marsh-mallow, Showy Hibiscus | Freshwater marshes, exposed riverbanks, sandbars. | S. PA south to FL Panhandle, west to TX; north in the interior to around the Great Lakes. |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus lasiocarpos | Western Rose-mallow | Marshes, swamps. | KY, IN, IL, MO, KS, and NM south to Panhandle FL (?), AL, MS, LA, TX, and CHI (Villaseñor 2016). |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus leucophyllus | Coastal prairies. | W. LA west to se. TX. |  | |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus martianus | Heartleaf Hibiscus, Tulipán del Monte, Mountain Rosemallow | Thornscrub and open woodlands. | S. TX to w. TX, south to c. Mexico. |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus moscheutos | Eastern Rose-mallow, Mallow Rose | Marshes, swamps, river sandbars. | E. MA west to MI, south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX. |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus mutabilis | Dixie Rose-mallow; Confederate Rose-mallow | Disturbed areas, persistent (at least) from horticultural use. | Native of Asia. |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus poeppigii | Poeppig’s Hibiscus, Cupidito | Rockland hammocks, coastal rock barrens. | S. FL (Miami-Dade and Monroe counties); West Indies; Mexico (CAM, CHP, ROO, SLP, TAM, VER, YUC), Central America (Guatemala). |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus radiatus | Monarch Hibiscus | Disturbed areas. | Native of Asia. | |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Garden Hibiscus, Garden Rose-mallow, Shoeblack-plant | Disturbed areas; apparently of garden origin. | ||
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus schizopetalus | Fringed Rose-mallow, Chinese-lantern | Disturbed areas. | Native of Africa. | |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus striatus ssp. lambertianus | Striped Rose-mallow | Marshes, especially coastal. | Se. and s. TX; s. Mexico (TAB), Central America, and South America; West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica). | |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus syriacus | Rose-of-Sharon, Shrubby Althaea | Escaped or persistent after cultivation, often spreading by rhizomes. | Native of e. Asia. |  |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus trionum | Flower-of-an-Hour, Venice Mallow, Bladder Ketmia | Fields, roadsides, railroad yards, disturbed areas. | Native of Europe or Africa. Reported for Ware County, GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009). |  |
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