Althaea officinalis, L.
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Althaea officinalis |
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4. A. officinalis L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 686 (1753)
(inch A. kragujevacensis Pancic , A. taurinensis DC. ).
Densely grey-pubescent perennial up to 200 cm; all hairs stellate. Leaves triangular-ovate, acute, crenate-serrate, undivided or palmately lobed, often somewhat plicate. Flowers solitary or clustered in axillary and terminal inflorescences; peduncle of axillary inflorescences shorter than the subtending leaf. Epicalyx-segments linear-lanceolate. Sepals ovate, acute, curved over the fruit. Petals 15-20 mm, very pale lilac-pink, rarely deeper pink. Anthers purplish-red. Mericarps more or less densely covered with stellate hairs, smooth. 2//= 42. Damp places. Most of Europe, from England, Denmark and C. Russia southwards. Al Au Be Br Bu Co Cz Da Ga Ge Gr *Hb Ho Hs Hu It Ju Lu Po Rm Rs (C, W, K, E) Sa Si Tu [He],
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Althaea officinalis
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
A. officinalis
| L. 1753: 686 |