Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledebour

Locations ofKosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledebour in Virginia

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Family
Malvaceae
Botanical Name
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledebour
Common Name
Seashore Mallow, Salt Marsh Mallow
Synonym(s)
Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) K. Presl ex Gray
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledebour
Comments
Northern and southern varieties named by Fernald have been found to represent extremes in variation along a continuous latitudinal cline. See Blanchard in Novon 18 (2008) and Alexander, S.N. 2010. A subspecific revision of North American saltmarsh mallow, Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb. Master’s thesis, George Mason University, Fairfax (VA).
Habitat
Oligohaline to occasionally freshwater or mesohaline tidal marshes. Common in the lower estuarine zones of the Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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