Where to find them ²

● in the pollinator garden

Plant facts ²

● Endemic and endangered
● The native red hibiscus is about half the size as the cultivated red hibiscus usually seen in gardens
● Same family as cotton, okra and durian.
● Leaves were used as a laxative by the early Hawaiians

Sources and Credits

1. Friends of Kealia Pond NWR, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), uploaded by Friends of Kealia Pond NWR
2. (c) Friends of Kealia Pond NWR, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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