[Specimen details]

Althaea officinalis
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Althaea officinalis L.
Locality USA. Maryland , Howard Co. : Fulton, Murphy Road, residence of James Duke.
Description Flowers white with pale purple tint; 4-5 ft. tall; perennial, many-stemmed from base.
Habitat Gardens.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes CULTIVATED.
Collector S. R. Hill 16867
Collection Date 05 Jul 1986
Accession Number 196451
Image 196451.JPG