Althaea officinalis
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Althaea officinalis, the marsh mallow or marshmallow, is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, which is used in herbalism and as an ornamental plant.
Althaea officinalis Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 008
Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)
Marshmallow roots
Typically upright and somewhat broad (Austria)
Malva sylvestris
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Malva sylvestris is a species of the mallow genus Malva, of which it the type species. Known as common mallow to English-speaking Europeans, it acquired the common names of cheeses, high mallow and ta
Althaea officinalis
…whole fruit is a schizocarp, about 1 cm (0.4 in) in diameter, which splits into about 20 kidney-shaped mericarps (seeds) about 2 mm (0.08 in) long. The common mallow is frequently called "marsh mallow" in colloquial terms, but the true marsh mallow is distinguished from all the other mallows growing in Great Britain…
Mallow January 2008 1
Flower
The cultivar 'Zebrina', selected for its striped petals
The cultivar 'Maria's Blue Eyes'