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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Nassau Co. : St. Marys Conservation Area. Hercules Tract; ca. 1.6 air mi. N of Pigeon Creek Church, ca. 1.3 mi. N of Lake Hampton Road (FL 121), ca. 2.3 air mi. NE of Boulogne. T4N, R24E, N part Sec. 41 (land grant); Boulogne 7.5' Quad. 30° 47' 55" N 81° 57' 10" W
Habitat Roadcut through severely overgrown hillside seepage bog. Soils - Meadowbrook (Grossarenic Ochraqualfs).
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 25 to 40 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 19912
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 02 Jul 1992
Accession Number 229345
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Okaloosa Co. : S of US 90, 0.3 mi. W of bridge over Shoal River, in valley of Shoal River, ca. 3.4 air mi. E of downtown Crestview. T3N, R23W, Sec. 14, NE¼ of SW¼ of SE¼; Crestview North 7.5' Quad. 30° 45' 44" N 86° 34' 14" W
Habitat Disturbed lowers slope hillside seepage bog.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. L. Orzell 14257
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 10 Jul 1990
Accession Number 232948
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Leon Co. : Near Silver Lake Road in the NE part of Apalachicola National Forest, W of Tallahassee. 29° 43' 32" N 84° 58' 60" W
Habitat Open, sandy woods dominated by Quercus laevis.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. Parker 1797
Collection Date 30 Oct 1983
Accession Number 178704
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Escambia Co. : Along FL 99, 3 mi. S of Bay Springs, 3.5 mi. N of Barrineau Park. 30° 11' 60" N 85° 37' 0" W
Habitat Sandy roadside ditch in low pinelands. With Buchnera floridana [B. americana], Hypericum opacum [H. cistifolium], Eryngium integrifolium, Xyris elliottii, Habenaria integra [Platanthera integra], Polygala ramosa, Polygala lutea, Ctenium aromaticum.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector B. F. Hansen 3932
Collection Date 20 Aug 1976
Accession Number 132415
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Leon Co. : Lake Bradford. 30° 39' 19" N 85° 33' 6" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector D. Laker
Collection Date 17 Jul 1966
Accession Number 89150
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Gulf Co. : Route 386, halfway between Overstreet and the junction with Route 71. SE side of road. 29° 58' 60" N 85° 22' 0" W
Habitat Open field.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector M. Meagher 365
Collection Date 07 Sep 1970
Accession Number 96593
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : 1 mi. N of Lake Dorr.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 07 Sep 1985
Accession Number 191808
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Clay Co. : Along C-739, 0.6 mi. S of the junction with C-209; ca. 3 mi. E of Middleburg. T5S, R25E, Sec. 16, NW¼. 30° 4' 8" N 81° 51' 37" W
Habitat Wet pine flatwoods.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector R. P. Sauleda 5841
with M. Ragan
Collection Date 13 Aug 1981
Accession Number 160503
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Calhoun Co. : Blountstown. 1.6 mi. E of Myers Dairy Road on Abe Springs Road. 30° 23' 21" N 85° 6' 19" W
Description Erect herb to 85 cm; stems and leaves strongly scabrous; flower pale yellow with a dark maroon center.
Habitat Scrubby mesic roadside verge of planted Pinus spp. forest.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector T. MacClendon 641
with K. MacClendon
Collection Date 06 Jul 2007
Accession Number 244160
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter - Determined By: D. B. Ward,
Locality USA. Florida , Taylor Co. : Along US 27, 4.4 mi. W of the Lafayette/Taylor County line. T4S, R9E, Sec. 29. 30° 25' 41" N 84° 12' 59" W
Description To 2 m tall; petals pale yellow, eye moderate red (Nickerson 2.5R 4/10). Locally common.
Habitat Along small stream.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. B. Ward 2178
with T. Myint
Collection Date 12 Sep 1960
Accession Number 42938
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter - Determined By: McDaniel, 30 Aug 1966
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Hibiscus aculeatus Walter - Determined By: Wooten,
Locality USA. Florida , Leon Co. : Off FL 375, 1.0 mi. from FL 20.
Habitat Flatwoods.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector J. W. Wooten 156
Collection Date 17 Jul 1965
Accession Number 83359
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter - Determined By: Wilbur, Dec 2000
Locality USA. Florida , Franklin Co. : "Tate's Hell". 100 yds. W down the main road off which Burnt Bridge turns. At post #BO6351.
Description Erect shrubs; flowers large, 5-petaled, with creamy yellow petals, burgundy red at the bases.
Habitat Marshy area with sandy soil.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector M. Whitson 846
with M. Whitson, J. Whitson
Collection Date 29 Jun 1996
Accession Number 229311
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Calhoun Co. : W side of FL 71, ca. 6.6 mi. N of Blounstown city limits. T1N, R9W, Sec. 3.
Habitat Disturbed, acid pine flatwoods opening, in full sun.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 5887
with D. Richardson
Collection Date 05 Jul 1979
Accession Number 142753
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Alachua Co. : Next to Highway 26 (NE 55th Boulevard) across from Gum Root Swamp Conservation Area, 7 mi. E of Gainesville, 0.1 mi. W of NE 39th Avenue; 4.5 mi. W of Orange Heights and US 301. T9S, R21E, Sec. 29. 29° 39' 5" N 82° 18' 38" W
Habitat Road ditch.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. Slaughter 11128
Collection Date 11 Jun 1999
Accession Number 225855
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Nassau Co. : Ralph E. Simmons Memorial State Forest. 8 mi. NE of Boulogne, S of St. Marys River. T5N, R23E, Sec. 37. 30° 46' 0" N 81° 58' 0" W
Habitat Weedy area along powerline, woodland margins, and wet depression.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector C. Slaughter 11978
with M. Minno, T. Richardson, S. Meyer
Collection Date 05 Jun 2000
Accession Number 227362
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : Along C-47, 3.8 mi. S of junction with Fowlers Bluff Road, 12.1 mi. N of FL 24.
Description Flowers cream with red eye.
Habitat Swampy flatwoods.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector J. Beckner 2652
Collection Date 17 Jun 1984
Accession Number 184603
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Santa Rosa Co. : Just W of Pace, S of Route 197, ca. 100 yds. W of US 90. 30° 35' 58" N 87° 9' 40" W
Habitat In the vicinity of powerline clearing.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. Wilhelm 9113
Collection Date 18 Jun 1981
Accession Number 169077
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Hamilton Co. : 0.7-2.0 mi. N of C-6 on Cypress Creek Road. T1S, R16E, Sec. 5, W½. 30° 41' 60" N 85° 4' 0" W
Habitat Flatwoods roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector B. F. Hansen 13477
with J. Hansen
Collection Date 19 Sep 2008
Accession Number 255080
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Florida , Leon Co. : Just N of Celebrate New Life tabernacle Church, 3050 Agape Lane. 30° 25' 15" N 84° 7' 42" W
Habitat Disturbed edge of mesic hardwood forest.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. Myers 1384
Collection Date 11 Aug 2014
Accession Number 278101
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter - Determined By: Kral,
Locality USA. Alabama , Geneva Co. : 4.8 mi. S Slocumb on C-9.
Description Subshrub.
Habitat Disturbed sandy pineland.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector R. Kral
Collection Date 25 Jul 1969
Accession Number 137993
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Oct 1987
Locality USA. Alabama , Conecuh Co. : AL 41, 1.5 mi. N of Al 65; range.
Description Flowers white with maroon center, fading yellow; open in morning; stem ascending, not rigidly erect.
Habitat Longleaf pine/gallberry/oak woodland; sandy soil.
Reproductive State Bud Flower
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 18 Jul 1987
Accession Number 200422
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter - Determined By: Lakela,
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Hibiscus sp.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Pearl River Co. : 5 mi. S of Poplar River.
Description Up to 3 ft. in height.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector E. S. Barghoorn
Collection Date 03 Aug 1951
Accession Number 126758
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Oct 1987
Locality USA. Mississippi , Forrest Co. : MS 13, just W of First Baptist Church of Carnes; SE of Young.
Description Flowers white with rose center; locally frequent in open wet area; full sun; perennial with ascending stems 3-4 ft. tall.
Habitat Margin of cutover pine woods; roadside.
Reproductive State Flower Bud
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 02 Aug 1987
Accession Number 199478
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. South Carolina , Colleton Co. : US 21, ca. 3 mi. S of C-64; Jones Swamp.
Reproductive State Flower Bud
Collector K. Holland
Collection Date 04 Aug 1990
Accession Number 295743
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. South Carolina , Jasper Co. : W Hardeeville; US 321, 3 mi. NW of US 17.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector N. L. Mawhinney
Collection Date 01 Aug 1983
Accession Number 176650
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. South Carolina , Colleton Co. : Along E side of I-95; 2 mi. N of junction with SC 68; 2 mi. NW of Yemassee.
Reproductive State Flower Bud
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D.K. Sauleda
Collection Date 15 Aug 1981
Accession Number 178598
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Alabama , Baldwin Co. : Along US 90; 1.5 mi. W of junction with AL 181 (Malbis); ca. 8.5 mi. W of Loxley.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D.K. Sauleda
Collection Date 14 Sep 1981
Accession Number 162048
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter - Determined By: Wunderlin,
Locality USA. Mississippi , Harrison Co. : Cat Island.
Habitat Scrub oak, palmetto forest; sandy soil; fresh water marsh.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 24 Jul 1952
Accession Number 117298
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Mississippi , Harrison Co. : Post office Delisle.
Habitat Low areas.
Reproductive State Flower Bud
Collector D. Demaree
Collection Date 11 Jun 1953
Accession Number 17927
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter - Determined By: H. E. Ahles,
Locality USA. South Carolina , Beaufort Co. : 3.2 mi. S of junction with SC 170 and C-18 on SC 170.
Habitat Roadside ditch.
Reproductive State Flower Bud
Collector R. C. Bell
Collection Date 28 Jun 1956
Accession Number 15270
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Hibiscus aculeatus
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Hibiscus aculeatus Walter
Locality USA. Mississippi , Jackson Co. : Gulf Hills Dude Ranch; Ocean Springs.
Habitat Dry sandy hillside and low places.
Reproductive State Flower Bud
Collector R. B. Channell
Collection Date 14 Aug 1951
Accession Number 295744
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