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Althaea officinalis L.

Flora Europaea the original Linnean specimen perennial, H, 2n=42, octoploid mesoxeric-mesic, ruderal Palearctic Bidention, Juncetalia maritimi R87 habitats           A sporadically encountered beautiful weed, very similar in concerning the flowers but very different in concerning the leaves from its congeneric Althaea cannabina. NIma, Cluj county, August 2009 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com