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  5. Mallows, Rock Roses, and Allies
  6. Mallow Family
  7. Wax Mallow
  8. Turk's Cap

species 32,029 observations

Turk's Cap

Malvaviscus arboreus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

71 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Window-winged Moth, Io Moth, Cotton Tipworm Moth, Glassy-winged Skipper 12
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Pitted Mason Wasp, Mourning Dove, Four-toothed Mason Wasp, Baltimore Oriole 13
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Gulf Fritillary, Cloudless Sulphur, Strand's Carpenter Bee, American Bumble Bee 46

Children

  • Turk's-Cap
  • Wax-mallow

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Deer resistant
Yes
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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