Florida's wild plants
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2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 49–94 of 94 plants in Malvaceae
Mauve
Abutilon hulseanum
Malvaceae
Native
Melochia parvifolia
Malvaceae
Moth Fanpetals
Sida santaremensis
Malvaceae
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Orinoco Jute
Corchorus orinocensis
Malvaceae
Native
Pineland Hibiscus
Sabdariffa aculeata
Malvaceae
Native
Pinkball
Dombeya wallichii
Malvaceae
Introduced
Poeppig's Rosemallow
Hibiscus poeppigii
Malvaceae
NativeImperiled
Prickly Fanpetals
Sida spinosa
Malvaceae
Introduced
Pyramid Flower
Melochia pyramidata
Malvaceae
Native
Red Hibiscus
Hibiscus × archeri
Malvaceae
Introduced
Red Silk Cotton Tree
Bombax ceiba
Malvaceae
Redvein Abutilon
Callianthe picta
Malvaceae
Introduced
Saba Nut Tree
Pachira glabra
Malvaceae
Sabdariffa radiata
Malvaceae
Introduced
Sacramento Bur
Triumfetta semitriloba
Malvaceae
Introduced
Saltmarsh Mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Malvaceae
Native
Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
Malvaceae
Native
Sea Hibiscus
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Malvaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Shaving Brush Tree
Pseudobombax ellipticum
Malvaceae
Native
Shell Flower
Pavonia sepium
Malvaceae
Silk Floss Tree
Ceiba speciosa
Malvaceae
Introduced
Sleepy Hibiscus
Sabdariffa furcellata
Malvaceae
Native
Sleepy Morning
Waltheria indica
Malvaceae
Native
Slippery Burr
Corchorus siliquosus
Malvaceae
Native
Small Mallow
Malva pusilla
Malvaceae
Introduced
Sorrel
Sabdariffa gossypiifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Spearleaf Swampmallow
Pavonia hastata
Malvaceae
Introduced
Spider Hibiscus
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Spinyhead Sida
Sida acuta
Malvaceae
Native
Spreading Sida
Sida abutilifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
Malvaceae
Native
Swamp Rosemallow
Hibiscus grandiflorus
Malvaceae
Native
Swampbush
Pavonia paludicola
Malvaceae
NativeImperiled
Three-Lobe False Mallow
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Malvaceae
Introduced
Trailing Abutilon
Callianthe megapotamica
Malvaceae
Tricolor Hibiscus
Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis
Malvaceae
Introduced
Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Upland Cotton
Gossypium hirsutum
Malvaceae
Native
Velvetleaf
Abutilon theophrasti
Malvaceae
Introduced
White Fenrose
Kosteletzkya depressa
Malvaceae
Native
Winecup Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
Malvaceae
Native
Woodland Poppymallow
Callirhoe papaver
Malvaceae
NativeImperiled
Woolly Rosemallow
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
Malvaceae
Native
Yellow Hibiscus
Cienfuegosia yucatanensis
Malvaceae
Native
Yellow Leafbract
Malachra alceifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.