| Accepted name: |
Alcea rosea L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Althaea rosea (L.) Cav.
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| English names: |
Rose Mallow
Hollyhock
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HALCRO
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
B |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Mostly it is planted as ornamental. A. rosea is an old medicinal plant. Today it is used mainly for the dark red dye, which is produced from the flowers, for food (e.g. wine). The dried flowers are a component of medicinal teas. The stem fibres also used in former times. Young leaves are boiled and eaten sometimes(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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