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Althaea officinalis

Marshmallow

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Common name

Marshmallow.

Scientific name

Althaea officinalis L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Perennial herbaceous plant. Stems to 150 cm high. Flowering June-September¹.

Habitat

In wet meadows, along rivers, in scrub, in plains, foothills and mountains²:

Distribution in Bulgaria

Throughout the country, reaching 1000 meters altitude³.

Native general distribution

Europe (south of England, Denmark and central parts of European Russia), Asia, North Africa, introduced to North America⁴.

References

1 Маркова, М. 1979. Във: Флора на Народна Република България, том VII, София.

2 Маркова, М. 1979.

3 Маркова, М. 1979.

4 Маркова, М. 1979.