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Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray
Virginia saltmarsh mallow

       
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Photo of Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray

  KOAL2 Kosteletzkya althaeifolia (Chapm.) Rusby  
  KOPE2 Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb.   Virginia Fen-Rose
  KOSM Kosteletzkya smilacifolia A. Gray  
  KOVIA Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray var. althaeifolia Chapm.  
  KOVIA2 Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray var. aquilonia Fernald  
 

Distribution:
Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray

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USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray

View 49 genera in Malvaceae, 2 species in Kosteletzkya
 

Classification:
Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray

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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 Kosteletzkya C. Presl – kosteletzkya
Species Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray – Virginia saltmarsh mallow
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Kosteletzkya althaeifolia:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Kosteletzkya smilacifolia:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C. Presl ex A. Gray

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21655.

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

 
 
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