Herbarium Specimen Details

Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1993
Hibiscus militaris Cav.
Locality USA. Mississippi, Noxubee Co.: Black Prairie region, 3 mi. N of Brookville.
Habitat Margin of hay field.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr. 4665
Collection Date 30 Jun 1955
Accession Number 17549
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: S. R. Hill
Locality USA. South Carolina, McCormick Co.: Sumter National Forest. Long Cane district, compartment 240, stand 1; Forest Road 547 near Long Cane Creek.
Description Infrequent large perennial herb, 7 ft. tall in clump 4-5 ft. across.
Habitat On open mudflat.
Reproductive State Bud
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill 25171
with B. Dorsey
Collection Date 02 Jul 1993
Accession Number 213491
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
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Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All.
Hibiscus miliraris Cav.
Locality USA. Louisiana, Ouachita Par.: Callaway Plantation E of US 165 and Bosco. T15N, R4E, Sec. 15.
Habitat Fallow rice field.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector D. D. Taylor 4176
with Aquatic Plants Class
Collection Date 12 Jul 1983
Accession Number 217513
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1993
Hibiscus militaris Cav. - Determined By: O. J. Blanchard, Jr., 1972
Hibiscus militaris Cav.
Locality USA. Arkansas, Chicot Co.: P. O. [= Nearest Post Office] Lake Village.
Habitat Low wet areas.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector D. Demaree 23260
Collection Date 28 Jun 1942
Accession Number 109909
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
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Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All.
Locality USA. Louisiana, Lafourche Par.: Lake Boeuf and vicinity.
Description Perennial herb 5 ft. tall, flowers pale pink.
Habitat Spoilbank.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector S. Darwin 2849
with D. White, C. Hermann
Collection Date 20 Jun 1984
Accession Number 198227
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1993
Hibiscus militaris Cav.
Locality USA. Louisiana, De Soto Par.: Along unmarked gravel road, ca. 2.5 mi. E of Stanley; Logansport, LA 7.5' quadrangle. T11N, R14W, Sec. 7.
Description Infrequent; flowers pink.
Habitat In pine woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector C. M. Allen 8584
with K. Vincent
Collection Date 21 Aug 1978
Accession Number 153965
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: O. J. Blanchard, Jr., Jul 1976
Hibiscus militaris Cav. - Determined By: O. J. Blanchard, Jr., Jul 1976
Hibiscus sp.
Locality USA. Louisiana, St. Mary Par.: Near Morgan City.
Habitat Ditch.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector J. K. Small s.n.
Collection Date Aug 1931
Accession Number 17257
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1993
Hibiscus militaris Cav. - Determined By: H. E. Ahles
Locality USA. South Carolina, Hampton Co.: 0.6 mi. N of junction with C-48 on C-20.
Habitat Swamp.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes Collected for the "Flora of the Carolinas."
Collector C. R. Bell 5022
Collection Date 09 Sep 1956
Accession Number 15271
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1993
Hibiscus militaris Cav.
Locality USA. Kentucky, Powell Co.: Beech Fork Creek, 2.5 mi. NW of Stanton.
Habitat Low ground near creek.
Reproductive State Fruit Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector M. E. Wharton 5726
Collection Date 10 Aug 1940
Accession Number 68426
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1993
Hibiscus militaris Cav.
Locality USA. Oklahoma, McCurtain Co.: 5.3 mi. SE of Idabel.
Habitat Marshy valley.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector M. A. Hewitt 38
Collection Date 16 Oct 1965
Accession Number 84811
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Oct 1996
Locality USA. Illinois, Peoria Co.: Altorfer property, W side of Illinois River; Spring Bay, IL 7.5' quadrangle. T10N, R8E, sec. 35, W¼, W½, NW ¼.
Description Common perennial 2 m tall; flowers pink with darker rose center.
Habitat Open meadows in floodplain forest with Acer saccharinum, Morus alba, Platanus, Salix, Polygonum, Helenium, Boltonia.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill 28572
with T. Kompare, P. Tessene
Collection Date 28 Aug 1996
Accession Number 219217
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 2001
Locality USA. Illinois, Union Co.: IL 3 (FAP 312), Ware (S), W side, 0.35 mi. N of Refuge Drive, 2.3 mi. S of junction IL 146 (Ware); S side of bridge over Running Lake Ditch in vicinity of drainage culvert at pavement marker 222; Mississippi River floodplain; Ware, IL-MO 7.5' quadrangle. T13S, R3W, Sec. 1, E½, E½, SE¼, NW¼. 37° 24' 55" N 89° 23' 22" W
Description Occasional shrubby perennial 1.5 m tall, with several stems; flowers white with rose center.
Habitat Disturbed wet silty sand and mud; alluvial deposits; marsh, drainage ditch, bordering agricultural land, dominated by Sagittaria spp., Polygonum hydropiperoides [Persicaria hydropiperoides], Polygonum pensylvanicum [Persicaria pensylvanica], Heteranthera limosa, Lindernia dubia, Ludwigia peploides, Ammannia; degraded meadow - marsh tilled for agricultural use.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 340 ft
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill 34263
with J. A. Koontz
Collection Date 29 Aug 2001
Accession Number 234492
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jan 2011
Locality USA. Illinois
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes Incorrect label affixed to specimen, all information in data entry is uncertain, but based on adjacent collector numbers location is likely somewhere in Illinois.
Collector S. R. Hill s.n.
Collection Date
Accession Number 256701
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Jul 1991
Locality USA. Texas, Calhoun Co.: Hog Bayou. S side of TX 35, 2.1 mi. E of Guadalupe River crossing, 4.45 mi. E of TX 239.
Description Occasional suffrutescent perennial; flowers white with rose center.
Habitat Wet black clay.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill 22429
Collection Date 21 Jul 1991
Accession Number 203935
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Oct 1995
Locality USA. Missouri, Saint Louis Co.: West Tyson County Park. Along Meramac [Meramec] River; Manchester, MO 7.5' quadrangle. T44N, R4E, Sec. 28, SW¼, SW¼.
Description Several stemmed perennial; 1.5-2 m tall; flowers white with rose center, mostly past.
Habitat Sandy-loam riverbanks; on mudflats along drying slough (S side); with Silver maple.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill 27619
with C. N. Horn, L. R. Phillippe
Collection Date 08 Oct 1995
Accession Number 216916
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Oct 1995
Locality USA. Illinois, Peoria Co.: W bank of Illinois River, Mossville; Spring Bay, IL 7.5' quadrangle. T10N, R8E, Sec. 26, SW¼, NW¼, NW¼.
Description Occasional to locally common; perennial 1.5-2 m tall; flowers pale pink with rose center.
Habitat Floodplain forest; open wet, sandy areas among Acer saccharinum near river.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill 27427
Collection Date 08 Sep 1995
Accession Number 215572
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Oct 1998
Locality USA. Illinois, Bureau Co.: W side of Illinois River, decommissioned IL 26 bridge right of way; Hennepin; Hennepin. Depue, IL 7.5' quadrangle.T15N, R10E, Sec. 28, N½, SW¼, NW¼.
Description Rather frequent; shrubby perennial 1-2 m tall, several-stemmed; flowers pale pink with darker center.
Habitat Partly cleared floodplain forest; alluvial soils.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill 30828
Collection Date 10 Sep 1998
Accession Number 279096
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Dec 2000
Locality USA. Illinois, Lasalle Co.: Starved Rock State Park. Vicinity of IL 71 bridge over Salt Wells Stream NE quadrant, near E park boundary; S side of Illinois River; Deer Park township (9 km SW of Ottawa); Starved Rock, IL 7.5' quadrangle. T33N, R2E, Sec. 24, SW¼, SW¼, SE¼, SE¼. 41° 18' 26" N 88° 56' 17" W
Description Local suffrutescent perennial 2-2.5 m tall; flowers past.
Habitat Disturbed, clay-loam alluvial soil and road fill; shrubland, floodplain forest and roadside, all degraded; a few large individuals at E side of stream.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 460 ft
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill 33153
Collection Date 07 Sep 2000
Accession Number 239582
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Oct 1995
Locality USA. Illinois, Woodford Co.: E bank of Illinois River S of jetty, N of Blue Creek; due E of channel marker; Spring Bay, IL 7.5' quadrangle. T27N, R4W, Sec. 11, N½, NW¼, NW¼.
Description Locally common perennial 1.5-2.5 m; flowers pale pink with rose center.
Habitat Riverbank with wet sands.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 440 ft
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill 27441
Collection Date 08 Sep 1995
Accession Number 215636
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Muenchhusia laevis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - Determined By: A. Crnjac, Feb 2026
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Hibiscus laevis All. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1993
Hibiscus militaris Cav.
Locality USA. Maryland, Frederick Co.: 2 mi. S of MD 76 on US 15, 2 mi. N of Thurmont.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 500 ft
Specimen Notes
Collector R. P. Sauleda & D. K. Sauleda 4230
Collection Date 08 Sep 1980
Accession Number 161298
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