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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 GB / Ireland
No
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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