North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Malvaceae > Kosteletzkya (Seashore Mallow)
	Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica) Hyde Co., NC 16 Sep 2006 Common along the NC coast in freshwater to brackish marshes, this native member of the cotton family is the only member of the genus found in the carolinas.
	Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica) Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC 13 Aug 2013
	Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica) Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC 13 Aug 2013
	Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica) Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC 13 Aug 2013
	Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica) Hyde Co., NC 16 Sep 2006

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.