Hibiscus radiatus

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Hibiscus radiatus

Hibiscus radiatus (commonly known as monarch rosemallow[3]) is native to southern and southeast Asia. It has 15 cm (5.9 in) mauve flowers that have a purple center and yellow anthers. Leaves are dentate, with upper leaves lobed into three, five, or seven parts. Leaves are mistaken as marijuana, but radiatus' stems have small thorns. It is frequently grown as a vegetable or medicinal herb.[4]

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Monarch rosemallow
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Hibiscus radiatus, var. Lindlei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species:
H. radiatus
Binomial name
Hibiscus radiatus
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