Resources
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images
5399779 rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Seedling(s) Robert Vidéki |
5399776 rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Seedling(s) Robert Vidéki |
5399777 rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Seedling(s) Robert Vidéki |
5399778 rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Seedling(s) Robert Vidéki |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 3
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch List A
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Dilleniidae |
| Order: Malvales |
| Family: Malvaceae |
| Genus: Hibiscus |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
althea, rose-of-sharon, shrub althea, shrub-althea
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

