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2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 1–48 of 94 plants in Malvaceae
Bahama Swampbush
Pavonia bahamensis
Malvaceae
Introduced
Bahama Waltheria
Waltheria bahamensis
Malvaceae
Native
Barb-Fruit Mallow
Pavonia spinifex
Malvaceae
NativeImperiled
Basswood
Tilia americana
Malvaceae
Native
Bayur Tree
Pterospermum acerifolium
Malvaceae
Blue Mahoe
Hibiscus elatus
Malvaceae
Native
Bracted Fanpetals
Sida ciliaris
Malvaceae
Native
Bretonica Peluda
Melochia spicata
Malvaceae
Native
Bristly Mallow
Modiola caroliniana
Malvaceae
Introduced
Bush Sorrel
Sabdariffa surattensis
Malvaceae
Cacao Tree
Theobroma cacao
Malvaceae
Native
Caesar Weed
Urena lobata
Malvaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Cheeseweed Mallow
Malva parviflora
Malvaceae
Introduced
Chinese Bur
Triumfetta rhomboidea
Malvaceae
Introduced
Chinese Parasol Tree
Firmiana simplex
Malvaceae
Introduced
Chocolateweed
Melochia corchorifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Coastal Indian Mallow
Abutilon permolle
Malvaceae
Native
Common Fanpetals
Sida ulmifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Common Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Corchorus hirtus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Cotton Rosemallow
Hibiscus mutabilis
Malvaceae
Introduced
Cranberry Hibiscus
Sabdariffa acetosella
Malvaceae
Introduced
Crossberry
Grewia occidentalis
Malvaceae
Introduced
Cuban Jute
Sida rhombifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Curly Herissantia
Herissantia crispa
Malvaceae
Native
Dwarf Mallow
Malva neglecta
Malvaceae
Introduced
East Indian Mallow
Corchorus aestuans
Malvaceae
Native
Elliott's Sida
Sida elliottii
Malvaceae
Native
Eyebright Ayenia
Ayenia euphrasiifolia
Malvaceae
Native
False Mallow
Malvastrum corchorifolium
Malvaceae
Native
Fivestamen Burbark
Triumfetta pentandra
Malvaceae
Introduced
Flannel Weed
Sida cordifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Flatstem Sida
Sida planicaulis
Malvaceae
Invasive II
Florida Sida
Sida littoralis
Malvaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Flower-Of-An-Hour
Hibiscus trionum
Malvaceae
Introduced
Giant Mexican Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Gulf Teabush
Melochia tomentosa
Malvaceae
Native
Hairy Abutilon
Abutilon grandifolium
Malvaceae
Introduced
Halberd-Leaf Rosemallow
Hibiscus laevis
Malvaceae
Native
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
Malvaceae
Introduced
Hornbeam Leaved Melochia
Melochia nodiflora
Malvaceae
Introduced
Indian Tulip Tree
Thespesia populnea
Malvaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Indian Valley False Mallow
Malvastrum americanum
Malvaceae
Native
Jute
Corchorus olitorius
Malvaceae
Introduced
Kapok Tree
Ceiba pentandra
Malvaceae
Introduced
Levant Cotton
Gossypium herbaceum
Malvaceae
Malachra urens
Malvaceae
Native
Malva De Caballo
Malachra capitata
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.