Kentucky Plant Atlas




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Malvaceae Abelmoschus [Hibiscus] esculentus
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
ALI: AF HAB: n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a ABU: n/a, n/a, 0
This widely grown vegetable (okra) occasionally persists for a year or so in or near gardens, but it is not naturalized. Chester (1992) found it on a "dump" in LYON.