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Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Photo by Alison Walden
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

a bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree growing 2.5–5 m (8–16 ft) tall and 1.5–3 m (5–10 ft) wide, with glossy leaves and solitary, brilliant pink flowers. The 5-petaled flowers are 10 cm (4 in) in diameter

Habitat:

Sandy soil

Reference Links:

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis - Information on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

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akkagawa
looks like in the Apocynaceae family, which has milky sap, not Malvaceae (hibiscus) family
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PublishedAugust 22, 2015

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