Peduncle_Hibiscus_moscheutos_Flowers_Buds_Jul_ELM

Erect peduncle (.4–2.75" long) with solitary flower of Hibiscus moscheutos
(swamp rose-mallow) bends as bud opens and elongates with fruit. A peduncle with
an unfertilized flower abscises just above its upper leaf axil. Photo © Elaine Mills