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![Large pink and white flowers are marsh mallows, a wild relative of hibiscus line1236.jpg Large pink and white flowers are marsh mallows, a wild relative of hibiscus](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_line1236.jpg?itok=Lv1N_RHX)
Description
Large pink and white flowers are marsh mallows, a wild relative of hibiscus.Roots were once used to make marshmallows. (Image credit: Dr. Terry McTigue)
Photographer
Dr. Terry McTigue
Display Date
1996
Location
Louisiana, Barataria Basin
Collection
America's Coastlines
Southeast
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA
Keywords
Coastline
Gulf Coast Louisiana