Alcea rugosa

Alcea rugosa
Close-up of flower
Alcea rugosa has rugose, fig-leaf shaped leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Alcea
Species:
A. rugosa
Binomial name
Alcea rugosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Alcea novopokrovskyi Iljin
  • Alcea taurica Iljin

Alcea rugosa, the Russian hollyhock, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to Ukraine, Crimea, south European Russia, and the Caucasus, and has been introduced as a garden escapee into Wisconsin and Maryland in the United States.[1] It is resistant to Puccinia malvacearum rust, and hardy to USDA zone 4.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Alcea rugosa Alef". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Alcea rugosa". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 21 August 2021.


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