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Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Photo by paki62
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Field Notes

Description:

The flowers are large and trumpet-shaped, with five or more petals, color from white to pink, red, orange, purple or yellow, and from 4–18 cm broad. A shrub or bush like plant.

Habitat:

Habitats vary by species

Notes:

Hawaiian name is aloalo
Sometimes the bases of the flower were used as a mild laxative

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