Wildflowers: Colombian Wild Plant ID Please

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by Pitter, Sep 15, 2011.

  1. Pitter

    Pitter Active Member 10 Years

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    Any ideas what this plant might be?
     

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  2. saltcedar

    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Abelmoschus species?
     
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    Pitter Active Member 10 Years

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    Thank you for that suggestion. I took a look around and wikipedia doesn´t show any species native to South America. Of course even though it was well out into the woods that´s no guarantee it´s not an escaped alien plant.
     
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  4. Lila Pereszke

    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    It is surely a Malvaceae, maybe a Wercklea (syn. Hibiscus) ferox.
     
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