Althaea officinalis

Althaea officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Althaea
Species:
A. officinalis
Binomial name
Althaea officinalis
Synonyms
  • Althaea kragujevacensis Pančić ex Diklić & Stevan.
  • Althaea micrantha Wiesb. ex Borbás
  • Althaea sublobata Stokes
  • Althaea taurinensis DC.
  • Althaea vulgaris Bubani
  • Malva althaea E.H.L.Krause
  • Malva maritima Salisb.
  • Malva officinalis (L.) Schimp. & Spenn. ex Schimp. & Spenn.

Althaea officinalis, the marsh mallow or marshmallow, is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, which is used in herbalism and as an ornamental plant. A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian times evolved into today's marshmallow treat, but most modern marshmallow treats no longer contain any marsh-mallow root.

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