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hollyhocks
Alcea
Alcea is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, commonly known as the hollyhocks. They are native to Asia and Europe. The single species of hollyhock from the Western Hemisphere, the streambank wild hollyhock, belongs to a different genus.
49 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Hollyhock
speciesAlcea rosea
Russian Hollyhock
speciesAlcea rugosa
Bristly Hollyhock
speciesAlcea setosa
Alcea nudiflora
speciesAlcea nudiflora
Pale Hollyhock
speciesAlcea biennis
Stemless Hollyhock
speciesAlcea acaulis
Alcea dissecta
speciesAlcea dissecta
Wild Hollyhock
speciesAlcea pallida
Fingered Hollyhock
speciesAlcea digitata
Antwerp Hollyhock
speciesAlcea ficifolia
Heldreich's Hollyhock
speciesAlcea heldreichii
Desert Hollyhock
speciesAlcea striata
Alcea galilaea
speciesAlcea galilaea
Alcea rhyticarpa
speciesAlcea rhyticarpa
Alcea kurdica
speciesAlcea kurdica
Alcea longipedicellata
speciesAlcea longipedicellata
Alcea hyrcana
speciesAlcea hyrcana
Alcea sulphurea
speciesAlcea sulphurea
Alcea tabrisiana
speciesAlcea tabrisiana
Alcea mosulensis
speciesAlcea mosulensis
Alcea remotiflora
speciesAlcea remotiflora
Alcea gorganica
speciesAlcea gorganica
Alcea hohenackeri
speciesAlcea hohenackeri
Alcea teheranica
speciesAlcea teheranica
Alcea semnanica
speciesAlcea semnanica
Alcea aucheri
speciesAlcea aucheri
Alcea angulata
speciesAlcea angulata
Alcea tholozanii
speciesAlcea tholozanii
Alcea arbelensis
speciesAlcea arbelensis
Alcea karsiana
speciesAlcea karsiana
Alcea flavovirens
speciesAlcea flavovirens
Alcea apterocarpa
speciesAlcea apterocarpa
Alcea chrysantha
speciesAlcea chrysantha
Alcea rufescens
speciesAlcea rufescens
Alcea djahromi
speciesAlcea djahromi
Alcea xanthochlora
speciesAlcea xanthochlora
Alcea schirazana
speciesAlcea schirazana
Alcea peduncularis
speciesAlcea peduncularis
Alcea assadii
speciesAlcea assadii
Alcea froloviana
speciesAlcea froloviana
Alcea kusjariensis
speciesAlcea kusjariensis
Alcea transcaucasica
speciesAlcea transcaucasica
Alcea sophiae
speciesAlcea sophiae
Alcea rechingeri
speciesAlcea rechingeri
Alcea lavateriflora
speciesAlcea lavateriflora
Alcea fasciculiflora
speciesAlcea fasciculiflora
Alcea lasiocalycina
speciesAlcea lasiocalycina
Alcea excubita
speciesAlcea excubita
Alcea calvertii
speciesAlcea calvertii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.236
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.114
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.163
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.319
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.666
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.112
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.437
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.503
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.993
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.632
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.577
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1099
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 62206.