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Hibiscus biseptus

Hibiscus biseptus
Photographer: Mark A. Dimmitt
ID: ASDM01105
Copyright: © 2001 ASDM
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Date: 2001
Location: cultivated from AZ
Scientific Name: Hibiscus biseptus
English Name: Sonoran globe mallow
Spanish Name: malvita

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This species is present in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's live collection.

Malvaceae (mallow family)

The mallows number about 1500 species worldwide; most are characterized by alternate, simple, palmate leaves with stellate (branched, star-shaped) hairs. Mallow flowers are easily recognized by the filaments, which are united into a tube surrounding the style. Familiar examples include hibiscus, cotton, okra, and hollyhock.

— Mark A. Dimmitt,
A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert (ASDM Press, 2000)