Hibiscus trionum
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| Hibiscus trionum Flower-of-an-Hour |
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| Hibiscus trionum flower | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Hibiscus |
| Species: | H. trionum |
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| Hibiscus trionum L. |
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Hibiscus trionum, the Flower-of-an-Hour, is an annual plant that is native to the east of the Mediterranean in the Levant, It has spread throughout southern Europe both as a weed and cultivated as a garden plant.
The plant grows to a height of 20-50 cm, sometimes as much as 80 cm, and has white or yellow flowers with a purple centre.
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[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Common names
- Ajannäyttäjä (from Finnish)
- Bladder hibiscus
- Bladder ketmia
- Bladder weed
- Flower-of-the-Hour
- Modesty
- Puarangi
- Rosemallow
- Shoofly
- Venice mallow
[edit] Scientific names
- Hibiscus africanus Mill.
- Hibiscus hispidus Mill.
- Hibiscus ternatus Cav.
- Hibiscus trionum var. ternatus DC.
- Hibiscus vesicarius Cav.
- Trionum annuum Medik.
- Ketmia trionum (L.) Scop.
[edit] References
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892.
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