PLANTS Profile for Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii (wax mallow)

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PLANTS Profile

Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. var. drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery
wax mallow

Symbol:

MAARD

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Malvaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. var. drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery

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Synonyms:
Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. var. drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery

MADR

Malvaviscus drummondii Torr. & A. Gray

Distribution:
Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. var. drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX)

Related Taxa:
Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. var. drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery

View 49 genera in Malvaceae, 2 species in Malvaviscus, 2 varieties in Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav.

Classification:
Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. var. drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Malvaceae – Mallow family
Genus	Malvaviscus Fabr. – wax mallow
Species	Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. – wax mallow
Variety	Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. var. drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery – wax mallow

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. var. drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

More Accounts and Images:
Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. var. drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531507.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 02:59 AM CDT