#mallow any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
supertype: shrub__bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
member of: family_Malvaceae
subtype: musk_mallow__mus_rose__musrose__Malva_moschata erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States
subtype: common_mallow__Malva_neglecta annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: tall_mallow__high_mallow__cheese__cheeseflower__Malva_sylvestris erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
subtype: abelmosk__musk_mallow__Abelmoschus_moschatus__Hibiscus_moschatus bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
subtype: velvetleaf__velvetweed__Indian_mallow__butter-print__China_jute__Abutilon_theophrasti tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
subtype: hollyhock any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
subtype: rose_mallow__Alcea_rosea__Althea_rosea plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
subtype: althea__althaea__hollyhock any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
subtype: marsh_mallow__marshmallow__white_mallow__whitemallow__Althea_officinalis European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
subtype: poppy_mallow__poppymallow a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer
subtype: fringed_poppy_mallow__fringedpoppymallow__Callirhoe_digitata perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers
subtype: purple_poppy_mallow__Callirhoe_involucrata hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply-lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers
subtype: clustered_poppy_mallow__clusteredpoppymallow__Callirhoe_triangulata densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters
subtype: hibiscus any plant of the genus Hibiscus
subtype: kanaf__kenaf__deccanhemp__bimli__bimli_hemp__bimlihemp__Indian_hemp__Bombay_hemp__Hibiscus_cannabinus valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
subtype: Cuban_bast__blue_mahoe__mahoe__majagua__mahagua__Hibiscus_elatus erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
subtype: Hibiscus_heterophyllus__sorrel_tree Australian tree with acid foliage
subtype: common_rose_mallow__rose_mallow__swamp_mallow__swampmallow__swamp_rose_mallow__Hibiscus_moscheutos showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
subtype: Confederate_rose__cotton_rose__Confederate_rose_mallow__Hibiscus_mutabilis Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
subtype: Chinese_hibiscus__China_rose__Rose_of_China__shoeblack_plant__shoeblackplant__shoe_black__Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
subtype: roselle__rozelle__sorrel__red_sorrel__redsorrel__Jamaica_sorrel__Hibiscus_sabdariffa East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
subtype: rose_of_Sharon__Hibiscus_syriacus Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually 3-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe
subtype: mahoe__majagua__mahagua__balibago__purau__hibiscustiliaceu shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
subtype: flower-of-an-hour__flowers-of-an-hour__bladder_ketmia__bladderketmia__black-eyed_Susan__Hibiscus_trionum annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
subtype: wild_hollyhock__Iliamna_remota__Sphaeralcea_remota a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
subtype: mountain_hollyhock__Iliamna_ruvularis__Iliamna_acerifolia perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers
subtype: seashore_mallow any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus
subtype: salt_marsh_mallow__Kosteletzya_virginica subshrub of southeastern United States to New York
subtype: chaparral_mallow__chaparralmallow__Malacothamnus_fasciculatus__Sphaeralcea_fasciculata shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
subtype: malope__Malope_trifida western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts
subtype: false_mallow__falsemallow an American plant of the genus Malvastrum
subtype: waxmallow__wax_mallow__waxmallow__sleeping_hibiscus any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers
subtype: glade_mallow__glademallow__Napaea_dioica tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States
subtype: Virginia_mallow__Sida_hermaphrodita tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers
subtype: Queensland_hemp__jellyleaf__Sida_rhombifolia herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
subtype: Indian_mallow__Sida_spinosa tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States
subtype: checkerbloom__wild_hollyhock__Sidalcea_malviflora perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated
subtype: globe_mallow__globemallow__falsemallow genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
subtype: prairie_mallow__prairiemallow__red_false_mallow__redfalsemallow__Sphaeralcea_coccinea__Malvastrum_coccineum false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum
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