Index / Search / Hibiscus laevis
§1 Plant
Hibiscus laevis All.
vernacular halberdleaf rosemallow — species · Malvaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Malvaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Hibiscus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 542 counties across 26 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Medium
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- High
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -13 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 140 min.
- Precipitation
- 32–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 5.5–7.2
- Root depth
- 12 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 8 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Mid Summer
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 542 counties across 26 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Chicot 05017
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Desha 05041
- Faulkner 05045
- Hot Spring 05059
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Lincoln 05079
- Lonoke 05085
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Phillips 05107
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- St. Francis 05123
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- Woodruff 05147
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edwards 17047
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Fountain 18045
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Newton 18111
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Kansas view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Casey 21045
- Edmonson 21061
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Fulton 21075
- Hardin 21093
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Livingston 21139
- Lyon 21143
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Rowan 21205
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
Louisiana view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Ascension 22005
- Assumption 22007
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Webster 22119
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Michigan view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Alcorn 28003
- Attala 28007
- Bolivar 28011
- Calhoun 28013
- Carroll 28015
- Chickasaw 28017
- Choctaw 28019
- Clay 28025
- Coahoma 28027
- DeSoto 28033
- Grenada 28043
- Humphreys 28053
- Issaquena 28055
- Itawamba 28057
- Lafayette 28071
- Leflore 28083
- Madison 28089
- Montgomery 28097
- Panola 28107
- Quitman 28119
- Sharkey 28125
- Sunflower 28133
- Tallahatchie 28135
- Tunica 28143
- Union 28145
- Washington 28151
- Wilkinson 28157
Missouri view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Osage 29151
- Pemiscot 29155
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Taney 29213
- Vernon 29217
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 2 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Auglaize 39011
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Hardin 39065
- Henry 39069
- Jackson 39079
- Lucas 39095
- Marion 39101
- Mercer 39107
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Pickaway 39129
- Putnam 39137
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Shelby 39149
- Van Wert 39161
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 6 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Campbell 47013
- Cheatham 47021
- Davidson 47037
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Rutherford 47149
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Wayne 47181
Texas view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Aransas 48007
- Brazos 48041
- Calhoun 48057
- Cameron 48061
- Chambers 48071
- Colorado 48089
- Dallas 48113
- Delta 48119
- Gonzales 48177
- Gregg 48183
- Grimes 48185
- Harris 48201
- Harrison 48203
- Hemphill 48211
- Henderson 48213
- Jackson 48239
- Jefferson 48245
- La Salle 48283
- Lavaca 48285
- Lee 48287
- Liberty 48291
- Madison 48313
- McCulloch 48307
- McLennan 48309
- Montgomery 48339
- Polk 48373
- Refugio 48391
- Robertson 48395
- Victoria 48469
Virginia view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Buckingham 51029
- Charles City 51036
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Fairfax 51059
- Frederick 51069
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Henrico 51087
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King William 51101
- Loudoun 51107
- Mecklenburg 51117
- New Kent 51127
- Prince George 51149
- Rockbridge 51163
- Southampton 51175
- Sussex 51183
- Warren 51187
West Virginia view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 2 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/HILA2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3152576 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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