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Rose-Mallow - Hibiscus moscheutos

Hibiscus moscheutos (Swamp-rose Mallow or Rose mallow) is a cold-hardy perennial wetland plant that can grow in large colonies. The hirsute leaves are of variable morphology, but commonly found as deltoidal in form and sometimes having up to three lobes. It is found in wetlands and along the riverine systems of the southeastern United States from Texas to the Atlantic states, its territory extending northward to southern Ontario.

Approvals

Animal	Part(s)	Comment
Birds	All
Canid	All
Equid	All
Felid	All
Herp-Invert	All
Hoofstock	All
Insectivore	All
Marsupials	All
Pachyderm	All
Phocid	All
Porcine	All
Primate	All
Rodentia	All
Small Mammal	All
Ursid	All

Locations

Location	Comments
Not On Grounds

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Plant

Raw Data

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               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Marsupials', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Primate', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Insectivore', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Phocid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Pachyderm', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Rodentia', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Hoofstock', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Small Mammal', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Equid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Ursid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Herp-Invert', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Felid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Canid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Birds', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'}],
 'BotanicalName': 'Hibiscus moscheutos',
 'Comments': 'Hibiscus moscheutos (Swamp-rose Mallow or Rose mallow) is a '
             'cold-hardy perennial wetland plant that can grow in large '
             'colonies. The hirsute leaves are of variable morphology, but '
             'commonly found as deltoidal in form and sometimes having up to '
             'three lobes. It is found in wetlands and along the riverine '
             'systems of the southeastern United States from Texas to the '
             'Atlantic states, its territory extending northward to southern '
             'Ontario.',
 'CommonName': 'Rose-Mallow',
 'Images': [{'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/hzjyb00c.jiz.jpg\r'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': '', 'LocationName': 'Not On Grounds'}],
 'PlantID': '47'}