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Thu, Sep 20, 12 at 23:14
| This shrub was at a pasture's entrance, in full sun. It was four feet tall, and highly branched. The lower stem was almost 1 inch across. Leaves were opposite, crenate, very velvety above, with the largest ones on 3.5 inch long petioles and blades 6 inches long by 4 inches wide. The leaves were pretty dusty, because the plant was by a rock road. Flowers were white and 0.75 inch across, turning to a dark brown as they matured. Most of the flowers were dried, but two remained unopened (2nd photo). I unwrapped one of them to find the flower shown in the last photo. The stems were also densely hairy, with very short hairs. I could not tell for sure, but the stem hairs seemed to be stellate, like those on Croton species.
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| It looks like a Hibiscus or related plant. |
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| Thanks for that accurate nudge, Carol. The plant is probably Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos. I'll have to check back next year to see it in flower. |
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