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Althaea officinalis

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Althaea officinalis

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Also known as marsh mallow, Malva officinalis

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Althaea officinalis, commonly known as marshmallow, common marshmallow, Bismalva, or Echter Eibisch, is a species of perennial plant. It belongs to the family Malvaceae within the order Malvales and the class Magnoliopsida. The species is classified under the genus Althaea and produces fruit in the form of an achene.

The taxon range includes Beijing, China, and Xinjiang. Records of the plant have been documented in Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Austria. It is utilized as a medicinal plant.

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Species

Althaea officinalis

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalvales
  5. FamilyMalvaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark
Observations recorded61,574

Der Echte Eibisch (Althaea officinalis), auch Arznei-Eibisch genannt, gehört zur Familie der Malvengewächse (Malvaceae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,637
With media
1,374
Family
Malvaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, FCB-BUAP, IBUNAM, YPM, DBG, CSCN
Recorded in
Canada, Mexico, United States, Austria
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
perennial plant
Parent taxon
Althaea
Image
Dettaglio - Malvaceae Althaea officinalis Lin. Erbario Frizzi Perugia n. 1202.jpg
Has use
medicinal plant
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taxon name
Althaea officinalis
taxon rank
species
Commons category
Althaea officinalis
Commons gallery
Althaea officinalis
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2721
taxon common name
navadni slez
has fruit type
achene
taxon range
Xinjiang
short name
A. officinalis
taxon author citation
L.
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Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)

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