Herbarium Specimen Details

Abelmoschus manihot
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 2007
Locality USA. Illinois , Champaign Co. : Eddie Albert Gardens, Dodds Park, Parkland Way between Parkland College and N Mattis Avenue, Champaign; Rising 7.5' quadrangle. T19N, R8E, Sec. 3, SW¼, NE¼. 40° 8' 6" N 88° 16' 57" W
Description Flowers large, showy, pale yellow, generally somewhat pendulous especially in age, center purplish-red; fruit immature; cultivated herb to 1 m tall.
Habitat Grown in vegetable garden plot.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 760 ft
Specimen Notes CULTIVATED.
Collector S. R. Hill 37651
Collection Date 08 Sep 2007
Accession Number 278613
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