Beach Hibiscus (Hibiscus tilliaceus)

Family: Malvaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Suited to coastal environments as it tolerates salinity and waterlogging. Carbon Farming Solutions - Industrial Crop: biomass, fiber. Agroforestry Services: living fence, crop shade, living trellis.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves and green bark eaten as a famine food. Leaves are eaten, femented into a sauce, used as a substrate for tempeh starter culture or boiled in salt water to form a beverage called Onge tea . — Young leaves and green bark eaten as a famine food.; Leaves are eaten, femented into a sauce, used as a substrate for tempeh starter culture or boiled in salt water to form a beverage called Onge tea.; The flowers can be eaten as a potherb or dipped in batter and fried .

Habitat & North American Range

Coastal swamps; edges of mangrove swamps. (Zone 10)