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Kosteletzkya pentacarpos [= Kosteletzkya virginica]

Scientific Name:	Kosteletzkya pentacarpos [= Kosteletzkya virginica]
Genus:	Kosteletzkya
Species Epithet:	pentacarpos
Common Name:	Seashore-mallow, Saltmarsh-mallow, Fen-rose
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Malvaceae (Mallow Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	3-6 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Pink
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	July, August, September, October
Growing Area:	Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Brackish to freshwater tidal marshes (Weakley 2015). Common in NC Coastal Plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S4: Apparently secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Formerly Kosteletzkya virginica. From Weakley's Flora 2012, "It also appears that the Eurasian K. pentacarpos represents an early introduction of North American Kosteletzkya to the Old World (probably via ships'ballast) and is conspecific; K. pentacarpos (based on European material) has nomenclatural priority over K. virginica (Blanchard 2008)."
Buds and Blooms Taken by Jack Spruill at his home in Hampstead, NC
Closeup of Bloom
In its natural habitat This colony grows in a marsh above the high tide line in Hampstead. Jack Spruill, August 19, 2010, Hampstead
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record