Botany

Alcea

Alcea is a genus of over 80 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, commonly known as the hollyhocks. They are native to Asia and Europe. The single species of hollyhock from the Americas, the streambank wild hollyhock, belongs to a different genus.

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See also

• ▸Caladenia
• ▸Frisian Kingdom
• ▸Chresta pacourinoides

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