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Pavon's Mallow
Stanley Jones

Pavon's Mallow (Pavonia cancellata)

Pavons Mallow (Pavonia cancellata: Malvaceae) This plant stood about 1 m (3.3 ft) tall with flowers about 5 cm (2 in) across. Near Liberia, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Disturbed roadside in dry tropical forest at ca. 82 m (270 ft) elevation. Afternoon setting sun.
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Habitat
Disturbed roadside in dry tropical forest at ca. 82 m (270 ft) elevation.
Location
Near Liberia, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
Date taken
November 2011
Scientific name
Pavonia cancellata
Equipment used
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS with a 5.9-17.9 mm lens at 5.9 mm, Exposure bias -0.67 ev, ISO 200, Shutter speed 1/640, f/9.
ChrisKten
Great colours and lighting, Stanley; always interesting to see the Flora too, well done
 
KC Foggin
Supporter
Okay, awake now and I couldn't, for the life of me, remember the name of our counter-part - The Hibiscus ;) which I love.
 
Doc Duck
I think you and I both need a bumpersticker 'I stop for birds and wildflowers'. Or were you walking along that road? Glad you stopped however you were traveling. Lovely flower I would otherwise never have seen.
 

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Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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