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Althaea hirsuta

Althaea hirsuta

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual
Growth—

Althaea hirsuta has a native range from moist regions of western Europe to semi-arid and arid regions of central Asia.

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Althaea+hirsuta>

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References

  1. [1]Flora of the USSR. — Komarov. V. L. · Israel Program for Scientific Translation · 1968 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN - ↩︎An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  2. [2]Flora of the British Isles. — Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. · Cambridge University Press · 1962 · ISBN - ↩︎A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
  3. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎