Hibiscus mutabilis

Hibiscus mutabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species:
H. mutabilis
Binomial name
Hibiscus mutabilis

Hibiscus mutabilis, also known as the cotton rose or rosemallow, a plant long cultivated for its showy flowers. Originally native to southern China, where it is known as 木芙蓉, ("Mùfúróng")[1]it is now found on all continents except Antarctica. It is a mallow (family Malvaceae) not a true rose (family Rosaceae). Alternative names in parts of the United States are Confederate rose and Dixie rosemallow.

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