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Lesser Mallow White

Hibiscus hirtus

Lesser Mallow White
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Shrub, Perennial
Native range
W. India
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Hibiscus hirtus, commonly known as the lesser mallow, is a species of Hibiscus found in India. It is a perennial deciduous shrub with a maximum height of about 1 meter.

Other Hibiscus plants

Alyogyne hakeifolia · Alyogyne huegelii · Hibiscus acapulcensis · African rosemallow · Comfortroot · Cape Hibiscus · Hibiscus aponeurus · Hibiscus ×archeri · White rosemallow · Fork-bracted rosemallow · Foulsapate Marron · Brackenridge's rosemallow

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hibiscus hirtus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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