Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. lasiocarpos

Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. lasiocarpos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species:
H. moscheutos
Subspecies:
H. m. subsp. lasiocarpos
Trinomial name
Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. lasiocarpos
(Cav.) O.J.Blanch.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hibiscus californicus Kellogg
  • Hibiscus langloisii Greene
  • Hibiscus lasiocarpos Cav.
  • Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. californicus (Kellogg) L.H.Bailey
  • Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. occidentalis A.Gray
  • Hibiscus leucophyllus Shiller
  • Hibiscus moscheutos var. lasiocarpos (Cav.) B.L.Turner
  • Hibiscus moscheutos var. occidentalis Torr.
  • Hibiscus platanoides Greene

Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. lasiocarpos (synonym H. lasiocarpos) is a subspecies of hibiscus known by the common names hairy-fruited hibiscus[2] and wooly rose-mallow.[3] It is also one of several hibiscus called rosemallow.[4] It is native to much of the southeastern and south-central United States, as well as parts of northeastern Mexico, California, and Utah.[1][5] It is a large, bushy perennial herb with sprawling stems reaching one to two meters long. The leaves are heart-shaped, toothed, and pointed, and generally between 6 and 10 centimeters long. The inflorescence holds large showy, solitary flowers. Each flower has a cup of partly fused sepals beneath a layer of slender bracts. These may be covered in hairs or woolly fibers. The flower's large petals may be up to 10 centimeters long and are generally bright white with red bases. The stamen tube and anthers are white or cream. The fruit is a capsule 2.5–3 centimeters long containing spherical seeds.[6]

It was first described as Hibiscus lasiocarpos by Antonio José Cavanilles in 1787. In 2008 Orland Joseph Blanchard designated it a subspecies of Hibiscus moscheutos.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. lasiocarpos (Cav.) O.J.Blanch". Plants of the World Online. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Plant of the Week: Hairy-Fruited Hibiscus". U.S. Forest Service.
  3. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  4. ^ "Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. lasiocarpos". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov.
  6. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
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