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Internal ID UUID644047fd821bb449840311
Scientific name Hibiscus aculeatus
Authority Walter
First published in Fl. Carol. : 177 (1788)

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Hibiscus aculeatus is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae, commonly known as comfortroot and pineland hibiscus. It is a perennial shrub with harshly scabrous stems and leaves with three lobes, and flowers with a dark red inner circle surrounded by a cream to white outer circle pattern on the petals. It is native to the southeastern United States from Texas to South Carolina, though, it has been introduced to Bangladesh. It prefers warm, tropical and subtropical climates and is found in bogs, ditches, savannahs, and hydric to mesic pine flatwoods. As of 1988, the species had a NatureServe status of G4G5 (secure to appearing to be secure).

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Language Common/alternative name
English comfortroot
English crimson-eyed rosemallow
English hibiscus
English mallow rose
English marshmallow hibiscus
English swamp rosemallow
English pineland hibiscus
Malayalam പനച്ചിയം

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  • Northern America
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Louisiana
      • Mississippi
      • North Carolina
      • South Carolina

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001077051
Florida Plant Atlas 3153
Flora of Alabama 2613
USDA Plants HIAC
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:559903-1
The Plant List tro-19600957
Open Tree Of Life 3942619
NCBI Taxonomy 1620116
Nature Serve 2.130173
IPNI 559903-1
iNaturalist 163757
GBIF 3152544
EOL 584773
Wikipedia Hibiscus_aculeatus

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