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Alcea striata

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Alcea striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Alcea
Species:
A. striata
Binomial name
Alcea striata
(DC.) Alef.[1]
Synonyms
Synonym list
    • Althaea striata DC.
    • Alcea haussknechtii Boiss.
    • Alcea striata var. assyriaca Boiss.
    • Althaea haussknechtii (Boiss.) Baker f.
    • Althaea striata var. assyriaca (Boiss.) Baker f.

Alcea striata, the desert hollyhock,[2] is a tall hollyhock plant native between Turkey and Saudi Arabia.[clarification needed] It is found in rocky limestone slopes, fields, roadsides, scrub, and deserts, in the elevations 0–1200 m (0–4000 ft).[3][4][5] It can be found in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, and Turkey.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alcea striata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ "חטמית מסורטטתAlcea striata (DC.) Alef". Flora of Israel and adjacent areas. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ "The taxonomic revision of Alcea and Althaea (Malvaceae) in Turkey, 2011 by Mehmet Erkan Uzunhisarcikli, Mecit Vural".
  4. ^ P H Davis (1968). "Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 2". Journal of Applied Ecology. 5 (2): 517. Bibcode:1968JApEc...5Q.517P. doi:10.2307/2401577. JSTOR 2401577. (p. 412, n. 2)
  5. ^ George E Post. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai ed. 2 vol. 1. (p. 248 n. 12)