Species: Alcea rosea
Hollyhock
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Alcea
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Mallow Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Malvales - Malvaceae - Alcea - Origin of this widely cultivated ornamental is unclear, but assumed Eurasian. Sometimes classified in the genus Althaea as Althaea rosea.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GU
Global Status Last Reviewed
1994-10-21
Global Status Last Changed
1994-10-21
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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