Althaea cannabina L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Palmleaf Marshmallow
🇫🇷 Guimauve faux chanvre, Guimauve chanvrine, Guimauve à feuilles de chanvre

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Malvids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Malveae
Genus: Althaea
Species: Althaea cannabina

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Hybridizes with A. officinalis L., 1753 to produce A. × taurinensis DC., 1824, M.

Photographs

img/althaea-cannabina.webp — Althaea cannabina

img/althaea-cannabina-2.webp — Althaea cannabina

img/althaea-cannabina-3.webp — Althaea cannabina

img/althaea-cannabina-4.webp — Althaea cannabina - Cauline leaf

img/althaea-cannabina-5.webp — Althaea cannabina - Flower bud

img/althaea-cannabina-6.webp — Althaea cannabina - Blooming flower

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 829). Biotope.