FOIBIS

Species Details -
Lavatera thuringiaca L.  

Accepted name: Lavatera thuringiaca L.  
Synonym(s):
English names: Gay Mallow
French names:
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Malvales
Family:   Malvaceae
OPL Code: HLAVTH
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: In the former USSR it was experimentally cultivated as fibre and fodder plant. In Central Europe known as old ornamental and as medicinal plant(1).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
109022
General Status
ORNAMENTAL
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
SE1
GRANK
GNR
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
 


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