Hibiscus sabdariffa

red sorrel

Other common names

East India sorrel plant
Jamaica sorrel
see morekarkade
oseille de guinée
rosella
roselle
thorny mallow
West Indian red sorrel

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Botanical details

Family: Malvaceae
Native to the UK: No
Potentially harmful
Genus: Hibiscus
Genus description: Hibiscus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, trees, annuals or perennials, with simple or palmately lobed leaves and large, funnel-shaped flowers over a long flowering season
Name status: Correct

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