Scarlet rosemallow

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Hibiscus coccineus Walter

Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

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Hibiscus L. (フヨウ)

Momiji-aoi (モミジアオイ, 紅葉葵), scarlet rosemallow, Texas star, brilliant hibiscus, and scarlet hibiscus
Lifeform: perennial forb
Distribution: southeastern US
Habitat: wamps, marshes and ditches on the coastal plain
Leaf: developing long petiole ≈ 10-20 cm long

Hibiscus coccineus in Japan

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[1-3] around Odawara Castle, Kanagawa Prefecture, on August 20 2021.