If you wait until fall when the petals roll back (or fall off), or simply peel off the petals to show the rest of the structure, it's looks quite close to the VMS plant.
What is distinctive about Hibiscus/Malva is the red-knobbed five-branched stigma, and the hairy-looking filaments on the anther.
The VMS root, however, looks like something more is going on.
What is distinctive about Hibiscus/Malva is the red-knobbed five-branched stigma, and the hairy-looking filaments on the anther.
The VMS root, however, looks like something more is going on.