Hibiscus moscheutos Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 693. 1753.

"Habitat in Canada, Virginia." RCN: 5079.

Lectotype (designated here by Reveal): Herb. Linn. No. 875-1 (LINN) .

Current name: Hibiscus moscheutos L. ( Malvaceae).

Note: See comments by Fernald (in Rhodora 44: 270. 1942).