Hibiscus moscheutos L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Swamp Rosemallow
🇫🇷 Hibiscus des marais, Ketmie rose des marais, Ketmie des marais

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Malvids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Hibisceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species: Hibiscus moscheutos

Presence

Cryptogenic.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NT Near Threatened
Red List (Global): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

H. moscheutos subsp. lasiocarpos (Cav.) O.J.Blanch., 2008;
H. moscheutos subsp. moscheutos L., 1753, C (het. syn. H. palustris L., 1753).

Photographs

img/hibiscus-moscheutos.webp — Hibiscus moscheutos

img/hibiscus-moscheutos-2.webp — Hibiscus moscheutos

Sources

Smith, K. (2016). Hibiscus moscheutos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2016. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64314251A67729691.en