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Hibiscus trionum (Flower Of An Hour) is a species of annual herb in the family mallows. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They have simple, broad leaves and capsule fruit. Individuals can grow to 0.36 m.

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980071
  • Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span ends within one year after germination, e.g. a winter annual germinating in the autumn and flowering in the spring (esp. in Mediterranean climates), approximately synonymous to therophyte, c.f. biennial, ephemeral, perennial, c.f. also of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic.
  • Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#annual

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  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
  • Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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EOL has data for 20 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of flower of an hour. View this species on GBIF

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flower of an hour includes 1 child:

  • Hibiscus trionum var. vesicarius (Cav.) Hochr.
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