species 34,032 observations
Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
Field notes
Supports All
68
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Io Moth, Straight-lined Mallow Moth, Bagisara brouana, Delightful Bird-dropping Moth
18
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Hibiscus Turret Bee
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Paragrilus tenuis
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Potato Leafhopper, Green Cone-headed Planthopper, Brown Stink Bug, Indian Cotton Jassid
11
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Eastern Carpenter Bee, Cloudless Sulphur, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Zabulon Skipper
37
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Water use
- High
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- No
- Habit
- Erect Multi stemmed
- Plant type
- Wildflower Herbaceous perennial
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.