Alcea rosea
Common Hollyhock, Hollyhock
Also known as: Alcea annua Winterl +19 more
- Alcea annua Winterl
- Alcea cultorum Bergmans
- Alcea ficifolia L.
- Alcea ficifolia Nyman
- Alcea ficifolia var. violacea Boiss.
- Alcea lenkoranica var. paimatifida Zohary
- Alcea lenkoranica var. palmatifida Zohary
- Alcea mexicana Kunze
- Alcea microchiton Alef.
- Alcea rosea subsp. ficifolia (L.) Govaerts
- Alcea rosea subsp. flore-pleno-aurantiaca Brimm
- Alcea rosea subsp. flore-pleno-nigra Brimm
- Alcea rosea var. alta Alef.
- Alcea rosea var. atra Alef.
- Alcea rosea var. nigra
- Alcea rosea var. sibthorpii Boiss.
- Alcea rosea var. sinensis (Cav.) Alef.
- Alcea rosea var. sinensis (Cav.) S.Y.Hu
- Alcea rosea var. tinctoria Alef.
- Alcea sinensis Cav.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a biennial or perennial.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Alcea rosea (commonly known as Common Hollyhock or Hollyhock) is a biennial or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Malvaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Turkey
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Kriti, Laos, Leeward Is., Libya, Madeira, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia