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Malvaviscus arboreus
About
Malvaviscus arboreus is a species of flowering plant in the hibiscus family, Malvaceae, that is native to the American South, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The specific name, arboreus, refers to the tree-like appearance of a mature plant. It is now popular in cultivation and goes by many English names including wax mallow, Turk's cap (mallow), Turk's turban, sleeping hibiscus, manzanilla, manzanita, ladies teardrop and Scotchman's purse; many of these common names refer to other, in some cases unrelated, plants. Its flowers do not open fully and help attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
- Family
- Malvaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Malvaviscus arboreus
- Slug
- malvaviscus-arboreus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Malvaviscus
- Species
- arboreus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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