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Hibiscus trionum L.

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Exotic
Recorded in error
New Zealand
Political Region
Listed in Craven et al. (2011) as: Hibiscus trionum "diploid New Zealand naturalised race". The plant we have called by this name appears to be unnamed and it may even be indigenous /endemic.

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L.
L.
1753
697
ICN
Hibiscus trionum L.
species
Hibiscus trionum

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trionum

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Hibiscus trionum L.

Annual to biennial ± hispid herb up to ± 4 dm. tall; lower branches spreading to prostrate, upper us. ascending. Lvs on petioles ± 5-10 mm. long. Lamina ± 2-8 cm. diam., suborbicular, cordate; of lower lvs rather shallowly 3-5-lobed, of mid and upper lvs more deeply cut, segs narrow, coarsely toothed. Fls axillary, ± 3-5 cm. diam., on peduncles ± 2-5 mm. long. Bracteoles 7-12, linear, hispid; calyx ± 2 × 2 cm., membr., inflated, with raised hispid veins. Petals white to pale yellow, with dark brown base. Capsule subglobose, hairy, enclosed in calyx. Seeds glab., dark brown, subreniform ± 3 mm. long.

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Hibiscus trionum L.
Hibiscus trionum L.
Hibiscus trionum L.
Hibiscus trionum "diploid New Zealand naturalised race"
Hibiscus trionum L.
Hibiscus trionum L.
Hibiscus trionum L.
Hibiscus vesicarius Cav.
Hibiscus trionum L.

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
"Probably of Central African origin, now widespread."

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Hibiscus trionum L.
New Zealand
Hibiscus trionum L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Hibiscus trionum L.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Hibiscus trionum L.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Hibiscus trionum L.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Hibiscus trionum L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Hibiscus trionum L.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Hibiscus trionum L.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Hibiscus trionum L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Hibiscus trionum L.
New Zealand
Westland Land District

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fc357323-c8f5-4fe5-9733-8b842a8ec412
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
14 March 2017
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