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A "kind of Crocus " ( "Sharon", ''Harper's Bible Dictionary'' ) or a "crocus that grows in the coastal plain of Sharon" ( ''New Oxford Annotated Bible'' );

'' Tulipa Montana '', "a bright red tulip-like flower . . . today prolific in the hills of Sharon" ( "rose", ''Harper's Bible Dictionary'' );

'' Tulipa Agenensis '', the Sharon Tulip , a species of Tulip suggested by a few botanists; or

'' Lilium Candidum '', more commonly known as the Madonna Lily , a species of Lily suggested by some botanists, though likely in reference to the " Lily Of The Valleys " mentioned in the second part of ''Song of Solomon'' 2.1.

Today, the name is also commonly applied to two different plants, neither of which is likely to have been the plant from the Bible:

'' Hypericum Calycinum '', an Evergreen flowering Shrub native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia , and the plant generally referred to in British and Australian English as "Rose of Sharon"; and

'' Hibiscus Syriacus '', a Deciduous flowering shrub native to east Asia , the plant generally referred to in American English as "Rose of Sharon" and the national flower of South Korea .

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"Why use a scientific name?" — Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney ("Rose of Sharon" cited as an example of why use of scientific names is important to avoid confusion)