Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Brief Details: Leaves are compound, with 7-9 leaflets arranged on a common petiole 7 to 10 inches long. Flowers are very showy pink or white. Stamens are long and numerous, arranged in bundles of 50 or more and completely filling the flower cup (This is a very good distinguishing character to separate it from the Red Silk Cotton.) Fruit is a capsule reaching almost a foot in length by 2-2.5 inches in diameter. The Flowering occurs from November-January.