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Hibiscus mutabilis L.

Changeable rose; Confederate rose; Confederate rose (Lesser Antilles); Cotton rose; Dixie rosemallow

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Changeable rose; Confederate rose; Confederate rose (Lesser Antilles); Cotton rose; Dixie rosemallow
Français Caractere des dames; Caractere des femmes; Caractere des hommes
Español Malva rosa [Tsucuba]; Malvilla; Maravilla; Maravilla (Dominican Republic); Maravilla (Puerto Rico)
Other names

Further information

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Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Taiwan; China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Guizhou); Surinam [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Kwajalein [I], Arno [I], Jaluit [I]); Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Faraulep [I], Truk [I], Kapingamarangi [I], Pohnpei [I], Kosrae [I]); Niue [I]; Palau [I] (Koror [I], Sonsorol [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Raiatea [I]); Guam [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Madagascar [I]; Hawaii [I] (Oahu [I]); Costa Rica [I]; Java [I]; São Tomé [I]; Principe Isl. [I]; Central African Republic [I]; Jamaica [I]; Peru [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; Barbados [I]; Haiti [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Cuba [I]; Mexico [I]; Bolivia [I]; Ecuador [I]; Venezuela [I]; Colombia [I]; Trinidad [I]; Tobago [I]; El Salvador [I]; Honduras [I]; South Africa [I] (Gauteng [I]); Cameroon [I]; Mozambique [I]; Zimbabwe [I]; Lord Howe Isl. [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Fiji [I]; Rotuma Isl. [I]; Japan [I]; Ryukyu Isl. [I]; Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Myanmar [I]; India [I]; Philippines [I]; Vietnam [I]; Cambodia [I]; Nepal [I]; Pakistan [I]; Thailand [I]; USA [I] (Alabama [I], Louisiana [I]); South Korea [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Hibiscus
Species mutabilis
Author citation L.
Scientific name Hibiscus mutabilis L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Leaves

Changeable rose;  Confederate rose;  Confederate rose (Lesser Antilles);  Cotton rose;  Dixie rosemallow

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Changeable rose;  Confederate rose;  Confederate rose (Lesser Antilles);  Cotton rose;  Dixie rosemallow

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson