Spearleaf Swampmallow

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Pavonia hastata

Spearleaf Swampmallow, a reference photo
Photo: David Midgley · CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)

Pavonia hastata, commonly known as spearleaf swampmallow or pink pavonia, is a shrub in the family Malvaceae.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Spearleaf Swampmallow being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Pavonia
Species
Pavonia hastata

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