Medicinal Plants and Ayurvedic Herbs

Classification of Althaera Rosea Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Alcea Species: A. rosea Binomial name Alcea rosea common name :Hollyhock A hairy herb about 1-8 m. high-leaves long petioled cordatavate 5-7 lobed . Flowers fairly large with short stalk of purple rose, yellow or white colours ; a native of crete and greece . In bloom from January to march .Propogated By seeds