Hibiscus laevis

An uncommon plant in bottomland openings and along lake shores, apparently increasing its distribution recently.

A flower in the bottomlands upstream of Griffy Lake, 8/16/03.

A bud in the bottomlands upstream of Griffy Lake, 8/3/03.

A cauline leaf in the bottomlands upstream of Griffy Lake, 7/16/03.

A fruit upstream of Griffy Lake, 7/16/03.

Fruits and snow on the south shore of Griffy Lake, 1/31/04.