Alcea rosea L.

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Synonyms:	Althaea rosea (L.) Cav.
Common names:	Hollyhock (English)
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Alcea rosea
African Plant Database: Alcea rosea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Alcea rosea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Alcea rosea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Alcea rosea
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iNaturalist: Alcea rosea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alcea rosea
JSTOR Plant Science: Alcea rosea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Alcea rosea
Plants of the World Online: Alcea rosea
Tropicos: Alcea rosea
Wikipedia: Alcea rosea

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Alcea rosea.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=162770, retrieved 8 July 2025

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