Althaea armeniaca

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Althaea armeniaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Althaea
Species: A. armeniaca
Binomial name
Althaea armeniaca

Althaea armeniaca is a flowering plant in the Malvaceae family, found in southern Russia, northern Iran, and Armenia.

It is a tall, perennial herb with villous stems. The leaves are deeply divided into three ovate-lanceolate lobes, the central lobe being longer than the others. The leaf margin is toothed. The leaf surface has a villous indumentum of stellate hairs. The flowers are borne on multi-flowered peduncles. The red petals are about 15 mm long. The mericarps have a rough surface and a pilose indumentum of stellate hairs.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hinsley, Stewart. "The Althaea Pages". Malvaceae info. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.