Alcea striata

Alcea striata, the desert hollyhock,[2] is a tall hollyhock plant native between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. It is found in rocky limestone slopes, fields, roadsides, scrub, and deserts, in the elevations 0–1200 m (0–4000 ft).[3][4][5] It can be found in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, and Turkey.[1]

Alcea striata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Alcea
Species:
A. striata
Binomial name
Alcea striata
(DC.) Alef.[1]
Synonyms
Synonym list
    • Althaea striata DC.
    • Alcea haussknechtii Boiss.
    • Alcea striata var. assyriaca Boiss.
    • Althaea haussknechtii (Boiss.) Baker f.
    • Althaea striata var. assyriaca (Boiss.) Baker f.

References
  1. "Alcea striata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. "חטמית מסורטטתAlcea striata (DC.) Alef". Flora of Israel and adjacent areas. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. "The taxonomic revision of Alcea and Althaea (Malvaceae) in Turkey, 2011 by Mehmet Erkan Uzunhisarcikli, Mecit Vural".
  4. P H Davis (1968). "Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 2". Journal of Applied Ecology. 5 (2): 517. Bibcode:1968JApEc...5Q.517P. doi:10.2307/2401577. JSTOR 2401577. (p. 412, n. 2)
  5. George E Post. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai ed. 2 vol. 1. (p. 248 n. 12)


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