Hibiscus syriacus

Raab-Straube, Eckhard von & Raus, Thomas, 2024, Euro + Med-Checklist Notulae, 17, Willdenowia 54 (1), pp. 5-45 : 22-23

Hibiscus syriacus L.

A Uk : Ukraine: Cherkasy Oblast, Cherkasy city, 49.425286°N, 32.054533°E, spontaneous seedlings near flower beds, 21 Aug 2022, Chorna & Shynder (photo: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148261389); Umancity, 48.750379°N, 30.223615°E,youngplantsalong edges of sidewalks in several places, 1 Jul 2023, Chorna (obs.); Chernivtsi city, 48.287608°N, 25.936161°E, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, several self-sowing plants along sidewalk, 2–3 years old, 5 Jan 2023, Shynder (photo: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155428815); Kyiv City, 50.41437°N, 30.561165°E, M. M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden, plants of various ages (including flowering ones) in cracks of paths and foundations of buildings, spontaneous, 12 Apr 2020, Shynder (photo: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143890294); ibid, 29 Sep 2020, Shynder ( KWHA 102587 ); Kyiv Oblast, Bila Tserkva city, square near railway station, several young plants (2–3 years old) in cracks along edge of sidewalk, 49.811361°N, 30.108871°E, 12 Aug 2023, Doiko ( BCK s.n.); Odesa city, 46.404526°N, 30.751991°E, self-sown in flower beds and on sides of sidewalks and roads, 26 Sep 2022, Shynder (photo: https://www.inaturalist.org /observations/155382645); Ternopil Oblast, Ternopil city, 49.562659°N, 25.594468°E, along edges of sidewalks in several places, 23 Jul 2023, Shynder (obs.); Chortkiv city, plants spreading beyond flower gardens, 1–15 Jul 2023, Sobolenko (obs.); Zakarpattia Oblast , Mukachevo Raion , Svalyava city, 48.549765°N, 22.982052°E, a generative plant in crack in sidewalk along central street, 30 Aug 2022, Shynder (photo: https://www.inaturalist.org /observations/155429219); ibid., Berehove city, territory of B. Linner Berehove District Hospital, near central entrance, near place of culture, several self-sown plants, 28 Aug 2022, Shevera & Shynder (photo: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152538461); Berehove city, 48.204664°N, 22.633318°E, several 2–3 year old plants along walls and edges of sidewalks, 28 Aug 2022, Shevera & Shynder (photo: https://www.inaturalist.org /observations/152384970); Berehove city, 48.217651°N, 22.645113°E, spontaneous group of mature plants on roadside, 1 Sep 2022, Shynder & Shevera (photo: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152491353); ibid., Uzhhorod city, spontaneous in undergrowth of Botanical Garden of Uzhhorod National University , 15 Jul 2022, Shevera (obs.); ibid, flower embankment between Botanical Garden of Uzhhorod National University (where species is cultivated) and Uzhhorod children railway, escaped, 16 Sep 2022, Shevera (obs.).

– A shrubby species of E Asian origin. Nowadays, it is often used for decorative gardening almost throughout Ukraine, but 20– 30 years ago it was almost never grown in the N regions due to its low winter hardiness. New for the continental part of Ukraine as a casual alien, escaped from cultivation.

M. Shevera, O. Shynder, H. Chorna & N. Doiko