Species
Marsh-mallow
Althaea officinalis
Varieties
1 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
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| Marsh mallowBSI-H800260 | — |
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Althaea officinalis is a perennial in Malvaceae associated with marshes and wetland margins.
Botanical characteristics
Its flowers have five pale-pink petals and numerous stamens, a different floral structure from the composite heads of Asteraceae. The marsh-mallow name should remain tied to the botanical species when organising an herb-seed assortment.
A wetland perennial in Malvaceae
Marsh Mallow is the listed seed reference supplied to seed retailers and garden centres.
At a glance
Species profile
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Althaea officinalis
- Common names
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- altej lekarstvennyj, common marsh-mallow, common marshmallow, dail yr hocys, echter eibisch, eibisch, gebraeuchlicher eibisch, gebräuchlicher eibisch, guimauve, guimauve officinale, guimauve sauvage, heemst, hocos, hocys, hocys y dwfr, hocys y gors, hocys y morfa, hocysen y morfa, legestokkrose, läkemalva, lægestokrose, lækjestokkrose, malu bendigaid, malu'r hel, malvavisco, marsh mallow, marsh-mallow, marshmallow, meddalai y gors, meddalai y morfa, môr hocys y glyf, rohtosalkoruusu, white mallow, white-mallow, yao kui
- Synonyms
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- Althaea balearica, Althaea kragujevacensis, Althaea multiflora, Althaea officinalis subsp. indica, Althaea officinalis var. obtusifolia, Althaea officinalis var. obtusiuscula, Althaea officinalis var. pallida, Althaea officinalis var. rotundifolia, Althaea officinalis var. thirkeana, Althaea officinalis var. vulgaris, Althaea pulchra, Althaea sublobata, Malva althaea, Malva maritima, Malva officinalis
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Althaea
- Species
- Althaea officinalis