Hibiscus moscheutos palustris

Common names: Marsh Hibiscus, Common Rose Mallow, Swamp Rose Mallow, Giant Mallow, Marsh Mallow, Sea Hollyhock

Genus: Hibiscus

Species: Hibiscus palustris

Class: Monadelphia

Order: Polyandria

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Hibiscus

Modern Species: Hibiscus moscheutos palustris

Modern Family: Malvaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: white, pink or rose, sometimes red at base

Native Region: E US

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum