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Common Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

Photo by Ana Rosa
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Field Notes

Description:

Ornamental plant in the Malvaceae family.
It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. William Turner, an herbalist of the time, gave it the name "holyoke" from which the English name derives.

Notes:

Malva-rosa (Portuguese)

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