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Internal ID UUID643ffe0821b41590470571
Scientific name Malva alcea
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 689 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Malva italica Pollini Hort. Veron. Pl. : 17 (1816)
Malva morisonii Pollini ex Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 130 (1866)
Malva morenii Pollini Giorn. Fis. 9: 34 (1816)
Malva lobata Cav. Diss. 2: 76 (1786)
Malva alceoides Ten. Fl. Napol. 1(App. 1): LXII (1813)
Malva abulensis Cav. Diss. 2: 76 (1786)
Malva divotiana Biau Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57: 205 (1910)
Malva bismalva Bernh. ex Lej. Rev. Fl. Spa : 147 (1825)
Malva cannabina J.Serres Bull. Soc. Bot. France 3: 276 (1856)
Alcea palmata Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. i. 65. 1782
Bismalva alcea Medik. Malvenfam. : 39 (1787)
Bismalva fastigiata Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 16: 350 (1868)
Malva alcea subsp. excisa Holub
Malva fastigiata Cav. Diss. 2: 75 (1786)
Malva alcea subsp. fastigiata (Cav.) O.Bolòs & Vigo Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38(1): 81 (1974)

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Language Common/alternative name
English vervain mallow
English european mallow
Arabic خبيزة ختمية
Arabic خبازة خطمية
Belarusian мальва выразаная
Belarusian шляз
Belarusian сляса
Belarusian слязюк
Belarusian сляз
Belarusian палявая рожа
Czech sléz velkokvětý
Welsh hocysen-fwsg fawr
German rosen-malve
German spitzblatt-malve
Finnish ruusumalva
French mauve alcee
French mauve alcée
Upper Sorbian stojata malwa
Upper Sorbian stojaty šlez
Upper Sorbian stojaty šlěz
Lithuanian aukštoji dedešva
Norwegian Bokmål rosekattost
Dutch vijfdelig kaasjeskruid
Polish Ślaz zygmarek
Quechua hatun rup'u
Slovak slez liečivý
Slovenian ostrolistni slezenovec
Swedish rosenmalva
Swedish rosenkattost
Chinese 刻叶锦葵

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Malva alcea subsp. ribifolia (Viv.) Kerguélen Coll. Patrim. Nat. 8: xiv (1993)
Malva alcea subsp. alcea

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Name Authority First published in
Malva alcea var. fastigiata (Cav.) K.Koch

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.

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  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Great Britain
      • Norway
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Sicilia
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Corse
      • France
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • New Brunswick
      • Nova Scotia
      • Ontario
      • Québec
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
      • Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Indiana
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Idaho
      • Washington
    • Western Canada
      • Saskatchewan

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000449278
Canadensys 6626
USDA Plants MAAL
Tropicos 19600056
INPN 107224
Flora of Italy 3100
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:561521-1
The Plant List kew-2503573
Open Tree Of Life 627841
Observations.org 7032
NCBI Taxonomy 446150
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000014312
Nature Serve 2.137434
IPNI 561521-1
iNaturalist 146876
GBIF 3152365
Freebase /m/02vnhht
WisFlora 7431
EPPO MALAL
EOL 595803
USDA GRIN 23295
Wikipedia Malva_alcea

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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On the Prospects of In Situ Conservation of Medicinal- and Aromatic-Plant Genetic Resources at Ancient-Hillfort Sites: A Case Study from Lithuania Labokas J, Karpavičienė B Plants (Basel) 14-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9967452
doi:10.3390/plants12040861
PMID:36840209
Viability of Wildflower Seeds After Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion in Lab-Scale Biogas Reactors Hahn J, Westerman PR, de Mol F, Heiermann M, Gerowitt B Front Plant Sci 14-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9337220
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.942346
PMID:35909787
An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti) Lattanzi E, Del Vico E, Tranquilli R, Farris E, Marignani M, Rosati L PhytoKeys 31-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8390790
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947
PMID:34475797
Traditional medicinal plants in South Tyrol (northern Italy, southern Alps): biodiversity and use Petelka J, Plagg B, Säumel I, Zerbe S J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 26-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7690129
doi:10.1186/s13002-020-00419-8
PMID:33243238
A comprehensive dataset on cultivated and spontaneously growing vascular plants in urban gardens Frey D, Moretti M Data Brief 23-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6545399
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.103982
PMID:31194048
Using Ellenberg-Pignatti values to estimate habitat preferences of wild food and medicinal plants: an example from northeastern Istria (Croatia) Vitasović Kosić I, Juračak J, Łuczaj Ł J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 02-Jun-2017
PMCID:PMC5457627
doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0159-6
PMID:28577572
Fischer’s Lexicon of Slavic beliefs and customs: a previously unknown contribution to the ethnobotany of Ukraine and Poland Kujawska M, Łuczaj Ł, Typek J J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 24-Dec-2015
PMCID:PMC4690239
doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0073-8
PMID:26704421
Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi Russell JR, Huang J, Anand P, Kucera K, Sandoval AG, Dantzler KW, Hickman D, Jee J, Kimovec FM, Koppstein D, Marks DH, Mittermiller PA, Núñez SJ, Santiago M, Townes MA, Vishnevetsky M, Williams NE, Vargas MP, Boulanger LA, Bascom-Slack C, Strobel SA Appl Environ Microbiol 01-Sep-2011
PMCID:PMC3165411
doi:10.1128/AEM.00521-11
PMID:21764951
Plant identification credibility in ethnobotany: a closer look at Polish ethnographic studies Łuczaj ŁJ J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 17-Dec-2010
PMCID:PMC3022638
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-6-36
PMID:21167056
PLANT PIGMENTS (ANTIOXIDANTS) OF MEDICINAL PLANTS MALVA SILVESTRIS L. AND MALVA MOSCHATA L. (MALVACEAE) Redžić S, hodžić N, Tuka M Bosn J Basic Med Sci 01-May-2005
PMCID:PMC7214080
doi:10.17305/bjbms.2005.3284
PMID:16053456
Does Ethylene Treatment Mimic the Effects of Pollination on Floral Lifespan and Attractiveness? VAN DOORN WG Ann Bot 01-Apr-2002
PMCID:PMC4233868
doi:10.1093/aob/mcf053
PMID:12096797

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