Althaea hirsuta
L.
Malvaceae
Althaea hispida Moench
Althaea mutica J.Gay ex Ball
Axolopha hirsuta (L.) Alef.
Dinacrusa hirsuta (L.) G.Krebs
Common Name:
General Information
Althaea hirsuta is an erect annual plant forming one or more stems 25 - 50cm tall. The stems can be unbranched or branching from the base[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- 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.
].
The plant produces a potentially useful oil in its seed.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
,
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- 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.
Range
N. Africa - Morocco to Algeria; Europe - Spain to France, east to Ukraine and Greece; W. Asia - Russian Federation, Turkey to Israel, and Turkmenistan
Habitat
Stony and clayey desert-steppe slopes, open xerophytic woods and scrub, meadows in extreme arid climate, weedy and ruderal places[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- 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.
]. Borders of fields and wood margins in southern Britain, where it is doubtfully native[
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.40 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Althaea hirsuta has a native range from moist regions of western Europe to semi-arid and arid regions of central Asia.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The seeds contain about 16% of a yellowish -coloured oil, with iodine number 116.3, acid value 3.8, saponification value 209, specific gravity 0.9312, refraction coefficient at23°c 1.4750[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- 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.
]. No uses are mentioned[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in situ
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
