Common Name: Venice mallow, flower-of-an-hourScientific Name: Hibicus tronium L.Family Name: Malvaceae - Mallow FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced annual, reproducing by seeds Stemsupright, hairy, branching Leavesalternate, divided into lobes (usually 3, up to 6), toothed margins, hairs below Flowers 5-petaled, pale yellow to white, short-lived, petals with purple base, inflated bladder-like calyx with dark green veins; axillary