Saltmarsh mallow (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos)
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos is a perennial herb native to SE US brackish marshes and swamps. Features pink, five-petaled flowers blooming summer to fall. Fruit is a.
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Synonyms
Hibiscus boscai Sennen ex Pau
Hibiscus pentacarpos L.
Hibiscus pentaspermus Nutt.
Hibiscus virginicus L.
Kosteletzkya althaeifolia (Chapm.) A.Gray ex S.Watson
Kosteletzkya boscae Sennen
Kosteletzkya smilacifolia (Chapm.) Chapm.
Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C.Presl ex A.Gray.
Pavonia pentacarpos (L.) Poir.
Pavonia virginica (L.) Spreng.
Pentagonocarpus althaeifolius (Chapm.) Kuntze
Pentagonocarpus pentacarpus (L.) Kuntze
Pentagonocarpus virginicus (L.) Parl.
Pentagonocarpus zannichellii Parl.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderMalvales
- familyMalvaceae
- genusKosteletzkya
- speciesKosteletzkya pentacarpos