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- African Linden
Sparrmannia africana L.f.
- African Rose Mallow
Hibiscus acetosella Welw. ex Hiern
- Alkali Mallow
Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.
- Alkali Sida
Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.
- amantillo
Abutilon trisulcatum (Jacq.) Urban
- amapola grande
Alcea rosea L.
- American Basswood
Tilia americana L.
- Anglepod Melochia
Melochia pyramidata L.
- Anglestem Abutilon
Abutilon trisulcatum (Jacq.) Urban
- Annual Checkerbloom
Sidalcea calycosa M.Jones
- Apricot Globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua A.Gray
- Apricot Mallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua A.Gray
- Arizona rosemallow
Hibiscus biseptus S.Watson
- Arrow Leaf Mallow
Malvella sagittifolia (A.Gray) Fryxell
- Baker's Globe Mallow
Iliamna bakeri (Jepson) Wiggins
- Bastard Cedar
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
- Berlandier Abutilon
Abutilon abutiloides (Jacq.) Garcke ex Hochr.
- Bird-Foot Checkermallow
Sidalcea pedata A.Gray
- Bladderpod Sida
Rhynchosida physocalyx (A.Gray) Fryxell
- blue Mahoe
Talipariti elatum (Sw.) Fryxell
- Brasilian Rose Mallow
Hibiscus phoeniceus Jacq.
- Bristle Mallow
Modiola caroliniana (L.) G.Don
- buffpetal
Rhynchosida physocalyx (A.Gray) Fryxell
- Bull Mallow
Malva nicaeensis All.
- Burr-Mallow
Urena lobata L
- Burrbark
Triumfetta
- Burstwort
Hermannia
- Butte County Checkerbloom
Sidalcea robusta A.A.Heller
- Caesarweed
Urena lobata L
- California Globe Mallow
Iliamna latibracteata Wiggins
- Californian Flannelbush
Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Cav
- Californian Fremontia
Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Cav
- Carmel Valley Bushmallow
Malacothamnus palmeri (S.Watson) Greene
- Carolina Basswood
Tilia caroliniana Mill.
- Carolina Bristle Mallow
Modiola caroliniana (L.) G.Don
- Chaparral Bushmallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt.) Greene
- Chaparral Mallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt.) Greene
- Checker Bloom
Sidalcea malviflora (DC.) A.Gray
- Cheeseweed
Malva nicaeensis All.
- Chinese Bellflower
Abutilon
- Chinese Lantern
Abutilon
- Chingma
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- Chocolate Weed
Melochia
- Cluster Mallow
Malva verticillata L.
- Cluster Melochia
Melochia corchorifolia L.
- Clustered Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe alcaeoides (Michx.) A. Gray
- Comfortroot
Hibiscus aculeatus Walt.
- Confederate Rose
Hibiscus mutabilis L.
- Copper Sida
Billieturnera helleri (Rose) Fryxell
- Copper Cups
Pentapetes phoenicea L.
- Cowboy Rose
Callirhoe leiocarpa R.F.Martin
- Creeping Mallow
Modiola caroliniana (L.) G.Don
- Crested Anoda
Anoda cristata (L.) Schltdl.
- Cretan Mallow
Malva linnaei M.F.Ray
- Crimson-eyed Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos L.
- Cuban Mahoe
Talipariti elatum (Sw.) Fryxell
- Cuesta Pass Checkerbloom
Sidalcea hickmannii Greene
- dense ayenia
Ayenia microphylla A.Gray
- Desert Hollyhock
Sphaeralcea ambigua A.Gray
- Desert Rosemallow
Hibiscus coulteri Harv.
- Desert Five-Spot
Eremalche rotundifolia (A.Gray) Greene
- Devil's Hand Tree
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreautegui
- Dollar Weed
Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.
- Drummond Fugosia
Cienfuegosia drummondii (A.Gray) Lewt.
- dwarf ayenia
Ayenia pilosa Cristóbal
- Dwarf Checkermallow
Sidalcea malviflora (DC.) A.Gray
- Dwarf Hibiscus
Anisodontea capensis (L.) D.M.Bates
- Dwarf Pink Hibiscus
Anisodontea capensis (L.) D.M.Bates
- Eldorado Flannelbush
Fremontodendron decumbens R.M. Lloyd
- Emory's Desert-Mallow
Sphaeralcea emoryi Torr.
- Finger Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe digitata Nutt.
- Florida Basswood
Tilia caroliniana Mill.
- Florida Waltheria
Waltheria indica L.
- Florimpia
Pentapetes phoenicea L.
- Flowering Maple
Abutilon
- Fremont's Bushmallow
Malacothamnus fremontii (Torr.) Torr.
Malacothamnus jonesii (Munz) Kearney
- Fringed Sidalcea
Sidalcea diploscypha (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
- Fryxellwort
Fryxellia pygmaea (Correll) D.M.Bates
- Geranium Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata A.Gray
- Glade Mallow
Napaea dioica L.
- Gooseberry-leaved Globemallow
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
- Gray Bushmallow
Malacothamnus aboriginum (B.L.Robs.) Greene
- Hairy Checkerbloom
Sidalcea hirsuta A.Gray
- halberdleaf rosemallow
Hibiscus laevis All.
- Hall's Bushmallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt.) Greene
- Hartweg Sidalcea
Sidalcea hartwegii A.Gray
- Hau
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell
- Heartleaf Hibiscus
Hibiscus cardiophyllus A.Gray
- Heartleaf rosemallow
Hibiscus cardiophyllus A.Gray
- Herb Tree Mallow
Lavatera trimestris L.
- hierba del soldado
Hermannia pauciflora S.Watson
Waltheria indica L.
- High Mallow
Malva sylvestris L.
- Island Mallow
Malva assurgentiflora (Kellogg) M.F.Ray
- Ivy Leaved Sida
Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.
- Jost Van Dyke's Indian mallow
Bastardiopsis eggersii (Baker f.) Fuertes & Fryxell
- Kankanee Mallow
Iliamna remota Greene
- Kankanee Globe Mallow
Iliamna remota Greene
- Kendall Basswood
Tilia caroliniana Mill.
- Kern Mallow
Eremalche parryi (Greene) Greene
- lemonyellow rosemallow
Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav.
- Light Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe alcaeoides (Michx.) A. Gray
- Littleleaf Abutilon
Abutilon parvulum A.Gray
- Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata Mill.
- longsepal globe mallow
Iliamna longisepala (Torr.) Wiggins
- Low Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata A.Gray
- Maga
Thespesia grandiflora DC.
- Mahoe
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell
- mallow-rose
Hibiscus moscheutos L.
- maple mallow
Iliamna rivularis (Dougl.) Greene
- maple-leaved globe mallow
Iliamna remota Greene
- Mapleleaf Checkermallow
Sidalcea malachroides (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray
- Marsh Checkermallow
Sidalcea ranunculacea Greene
- Mexican Flannelbush
Fremontodendron mexicanum A.Davidson
- Mexican Mallow
Hermannia texana A.Gray
- Mexican Hand Tree
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreautegui
- Midday Flower
Pentapetes phoenicea L.
- Mission Mallow
Malva assurgentiflora (Kellogg) M.F.Ray
- Mock Fanpetals
Allosidastrum
- Mongolian Linden
Tilia mongolica Maxim.
- Monkey's Hand Tree
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreautegui
- Moralia
Corchorus hirtus L.
- mountain hollyhock
Iliamna rivularis (Dougl.) Greene
- mountain leatherwood
Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Cav
- mountain pear
Carpodiptera amelieae
- Musk Mallow
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.
- Nealley Abutilon
Abutilon trisulcatum (Jacq.) Urban
- Neches River rosemallow
Hibiscus dasycalyx Blake & Shiller
- Noon Flower
Pentapetes phoenicea L.
- Oregon Checkermallow
Sidalcea oregana A.Gray
- Orinoco Jute
Corchorus hirtus L.
- Owens Valley Checkerbloom
Sidalcea covillei Greene
- Paleface Rosemallow
Hibiscus denudatus Benth.
- Palmer's Bushmallow
Malacothamnus palmeri (S.Watson) Greene
- Panama Tree
Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst
- Parasol Tree
Firmiana simplex (L.) F.W.Wight
- Parry's Mallow
Eremalche parryi (Greene) Greene
- Pelotazo
Abutilon fruticosum Guill. & Perr.
- Peter's Mountain Mallow
Iliamna corei (Sherff) Sherff
- Pine Hill Flannelbush
Fremontodendron decumbens R.M. Lloyd
- Pine Hill Fremontia
Fremontodendron decumbens R.M. Lloyd
- Plains Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe alcaeoides (Michx.) A. Gray
- Poeppig's rosemallow
Hibiscus poeppigii (Spreng.) Garcke
- Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe
- Portia Tree
Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa
- Prickly Sida
Sida spinosa L.
- Primrose Tree
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- procumbent Sida
Sida abutifolia
- Purple Spanish Mallow
Malope trifida Cav.
- Raichie
Waltheria
- redweed
Melochia corchorifolia L.
- Ribbonwood
Adenostoma sparsifolium (not Malvaceae)
- Rio Grande ayenia
Ayenia limitaris Cristóbal
- rope mangrove
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell
- Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos L.
- Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus L.
- Royal Mallow
Malva assurgentiflora (Kellogg) M.F.Ray
- Sacremento Bur
Triumfetta semitriloba Jacq.
- saltmarsh mallow
Kosteletzkya virginica
- Santa Catalina Burstwort
Hermannia pauciflora S.Watson
- Scadden Flat Checkermallow
Sidalcea stipularis J.T.Howell & True
- scarlet rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus (Medicus) Walt.
- Scarlet Mallow
Pentapetes phoenicea L.
- Scarlet Pentapetes
Pentapetes phoenicea L.
- Scarlet-flowered Pentapetes
Pentapetes phoenicea L.
- Screwtree
Helicteres jamaicensis Jacq.
- Scurfy Sida
Malvella lepidota (A.Gray) Fryxell
- Sea Hibiscus
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell
- seashore mallow
Kosteletzkya virginica
- Seaside mahoe
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell
- Shavingbrush Tree
Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand
- Sierran Checkermallow
Sidalcea reptans Greene
- Silver Oak
Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Cav
- Sleepy Hibiscus
Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.
- Slimlobe Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata A.Gray
- Slippery Elm
Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Cav
- snoutbean
Rhynchosida physocalyx (A.Gray) Fryxell
- Southern Flannelbush
Fremontodendron mexicanum A.Davidson
- Sparseleaf hermannia
Hermannia pauciflora S.Watson
- Spearleaf Sida
Rhynchosida physocalyx (A.Gray) Fryxell
- spreading fanpetals
Sida abutifolia
- Spurred Anoda
Anoda cristata (L.) Schltdl.
- stream-bank globe mallow
Iliamna rivularis (Dougl.) Greene
- striped rosemallow
Hibiscus striatus Cav.
- Sunset Hibiscus
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
- Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus grandiflorus Michx.
Hibiscus moscheutos L.
- Swizzlestick Tree
Quararibea turbinata (Sw.) Poir.
- Tall Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe leiocarpa R.F.Martin
- teabush
Melochia tomentosa L.
- Texas ayenia
Ayenia limitaris Cristóbal
- Texas Burstwort
Hermannia texana A.Gray
- Texas hermannia
Hermannia texana A.Gray
- Texas Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe scabriscula B.L.Rob.
- Texas swamp-mallow
Pavonia lasiopetala Scheelle
- Tuberous Sida
Rhynchosida physocalyx (A.Gray) Fryxell
- Tulip Tree
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell
- Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.
- Uhaloa
Waltheria indica L.
- Venice Mallow
Hibiscus trionum L.
- Vervain Mallow
Malva alcea L.
- Violettas
Anoda cristata (L.) Schltdl.
- Virginia Fanpetals
Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby
- Virginia Mallow
Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby
- Virginia saltmarsh mallow
Kosteletzkya virginica
- Virginian Marshmallow
Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby
- Waxy Checkermallow
Sidalcea glaucescens Greene
- West Indian Elm
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
- White Checkerbllom
Sidalcea candida A.Gray
- White Mallow
Eremalche exilis (A.Gray) Greene
- White Moho
Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth
- White Oak
Quercus alba (not Malvaceae)
- White Rose Mallow
Hibiscus arnottianus A.Gray
- White Velvetleaf
Wissadula
- white fenrose
Kosteletzkya depressa (L.) O.J.Blanchard
- White Prairie Mallow
Sidalcea candida A.Gray
- Whiteleaf Abutilon
Abutilon hypoleucum A.Gray
- Whiteweed
Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.
- Whitewood
Tilia americana L.
- Whorled Mallow
Malva verticillata L.
- Wild Chestnut
Pachira insignis (Swartz.) Sav.
- wild hollyhock
Iliamna rivularis (Dougl.) Greene
- Wine Cup
Callirhoe
- Woods Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe papaver (Cav.) A. Gray
- Woolly Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos L.
- woolly pyramidflower
Melochia tomentosa L.
- Wright Abutilon
Abutilon wrightii A.Gray
- Wright's Anoda
Anoda lanceolata Hook. & Arn.
- Yellow Abutilon
Abutilon malacum S.Watson
- Yellow Fugosia
Cienfuegosia drummondii (A.Gray) Lewt.