Althaea officinalis L.

Marsh-Mallow

Malvaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Genus: Althaea (Marshmallow)

Synonyms

Althaea officinalis
Althaea balearica
Althaea micrantha
Althaea officinalis subsp. micrantha
Althaea officinalis subsp. pseudoarmeniaca
Althaea officinalis var. pseudoarmeniaca

Related species

Althaea officinalis L. - Marsh-Mallow
Althaea hirsuta L. - Rough Marsh-Mallow

Traits


    60&#8211;120&#8239;cm tall, <ba><b>perennial</b></ba>. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> terminal or lateral, <ba><b>few flowered to whorled</b></ba>, in a spike-like whole-inflorescence. <span class="v1">epicalyx:</span> 6&#8211;9&#8209;leaved. <span class="v1"...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Althaea officinalis

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Althaea officinalis

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Althaea officinalis

Althaea officinalis

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation, salt marshes

  • in nutritious, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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