Alcea rosea

Alcea rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Alcea
Species:
A. rosea
Binomial name
Alcea rosea
Synonyms
List
  • Althaea rosea (L.) Cav.
  • Alcea annua Winterl
  • Alcea cretica (Weinm.) Greuter
  • Alcea microchiton Alef.
  • Althaea caribaea Sims
  • Althaea chinensis Wall.
  • Althaea coromandeliana Cav.
  • Althaea cretica Weinm.
  • Althaea flexuosa Sims
  • Althaea meonantha Link
  • Althaea mexicana Kunze
  • Althaea microchiton (Alef.) Baker f.
  • Althaea sinensis Cav.
  • Malva florida Salisb.
  • Malva hortensus K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.

Alcea rosea, the common hollyhock, is an ornamental dicot flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. William Turner, a herbalist of the time, gave it the name "holyoke" from which the English name derives.

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