Lavatera thuringiaca, L.
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8. L. thuringiaca L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 691 (1753).
Tomentose perennial; stems 60-200 cm, erect, herbaceous. Leaves up to 9 cm, orbicularcordate, (3-)5-lobed. Flowers solitary in the leaf-axils. Epicalyx invaginated at insertion of pedicel; segments united to about half-way, broadly ovate, shortly acuminate, shorter than the sepals. Sepals c. 12 mm, triangular, acuminate, accrescent; petals (1-5—)2—4-5 cm, purplish-pink. Mericarps c. 20; dorsal face smooth but keeled; lateral faces smooth or slightly ridged; angles rounded. C. & S.E. Europe, extending to C. Italy and N.C. Russia; rarely naturalized or casual elsewhere. Al Au Bu Cz Ge G r Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (B, C, W, K, E) Tu [Fe Ga Rs (N) Su].
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Lavatera thuringiaca
Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
L. 1753: 691 |