🌿 Family

Malvaceae

285 species · Plants

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Alcea setosa (Boiss.) Alef.

Alcea setosa, the bristly hollyhock, is an ornamental Levant native plant used in folk medicine with edible buds.

Alcea biennis Winterl

Alcea biennis (biennial hollyhock) is a mallow family Alcea species with several synonyms.

Iliamna bakeri (Jeps.) Wiggins

Iliamna bakeri is a perennial herb with a hairy stem, three-pointed leaves, pink-lavender flowers, and small bristly fruit.

Iliamna remota Greene

Iliamna remota is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant with hairy stems, lobed leaves, and white-to-lavender axillary flowers.

Horsfordia alata (S.Watson) A.Gray

Horsfordia alata is an endemic shrubby desert mallow of the Sonoran Desert region, growing in creosote bush scrub.

Hoheria glabrata Sprague & Summerh.

Hoheria glabrata is a deciduous flowering tree endemic to New Zealand’s South Island, once used by Māori for textiles.

Hoheria lyallii Hook.fil.

Hoheria lyallii, or mountain lacebark, is a New Zealand endemic deciduous flowering tree or shrub in the mallow family.

Lawrencia spicata Hook.

Salt lawrencia (Lawrencia spicata) is an endemic Australian perennial herb in the mallow family that grows in salty coastal and inland habitats.

Ripariosida hermaphrodita (L.) Weakley & D.B.Poind.

Ripariosida is a monotypic Malvaceae genus containing the single perennial species Ripariosida hermaphrodita, native to parts of Canada and the US.

Thespesia grandiflora DC.

Thespesia grandiflora DC., or maga, is an endemic Puerto Rican tree whose flower is the island's national flower, grown ornamentally elsewhere.

Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm.

Thespesia garckeana is a Southern African Malvaceae tree with edible fruit and multiple practical uses for its wood and leaves.

Gossypium barbadense L.

Gossypium barbadense L. is a cultivated cotton species valued for its extra-long, strong fiber used in fine textiles and industrial goods.

Gossypium sturtianum (R.Br.) J.H.Willis

Gossypium sturtianum, or Sturt's desert rose, is a woody shrub and the floral emblem of Australia's Northern Territory.

Hibiscadelphus giffardianus Rock

Hibiscadelphus giffardianus Rock is a small tree native to Mauna Loa mixed mesic forests at mid-elevations.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis is a widely cultivated ornamental tropical hybrid hibiscus with many common uses.

Hibiscus arnottianus A.Gray

Hibiscus arnottianus is an endangered Hawaiian flowering shrub/tree with three accepted subspecies, facing multiple threats from invasive species and natural disturbances.

Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. lasiocarpos (Cav.) O.J.Blanch.

Hibiscus moscheutos is a cold-hardy perennial wetland flowering plant with edible and medicinal uses that is popular in cultivation.

Hibiscus kokio Hillebr. ex Wawra

Hibiscus kokio is a Hawaiian hibiscus, a group of seven hibiscus species native to Hawaii, with the yellow hibiscus as Hawaii's state flower.

Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav.

Hibiscus calyphyllus is a summer-blooming yellow-flowered tropical African shrub in the genus Hibiscus.

Hibiscus poeppigii (Spreng.) Garcke

Hibiscus poeppigii is a partly woody subshrub native to parts of the Americas, with red or pink pendulous flowers that bloom for just one day.

Hibiscus waimeae A.Heller

Hibiscus waimeae A.Heller is a fragrant white-flowering Hawaiian tree, with one rare endangered subspecies, used for decoration and leis.

Hibiscus vitifolius L.

Hibiscus vitifolius L. is an erect flowering plant native to parts of Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, introduced to most Caribbean islands.

Hibiscus sturtii Hook.

Hibiscus sturtii Hook. is a small Australian shrub that flowers from autumn to spring, found on mainland Australia except Victoria.

Hibiscus lobatus (Murray) Kuntze

Hibiscus lobatus, the lobed leaf mallow, is an annual flowering Malvaceae plant native to seasonally dry Old World Tropics, with white or yellow flowers and no pseudo-sepals.

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