Flower ID: IMG_3571.JPG-08-14-2024 Flower name (scientific): Hibiscus moscheutos Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) hi-BIS-kus (or hy-BIS-kus) mos-KEW-tus Flower name (common): Swamp Rose Mallow Family name (common): Mallow Family name (scientific): Malvaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 4.0 to 6.0 inches (10 to 15 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: pink or white or red Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 36 to 98 inches (0.9 to 2.5 m) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to broadly ovate (IL), narrowly to broadly lanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): August to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.815127 Longitude: -91.508110 Altitude: 240.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Eau Claire, Rock, Walworth) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym(s): Wetland Status (NC): OBL Wetland Status (MW): OBL