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Althaea cannabina (palmleaf marshmallow)

Synonyms: Althaea cannabina narbonensis; Althaea cannabina var. brevipedunculata; Althaea kotschyi; Althaea narbonensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Althaea cannabina, commonly called Palm-leaf Marshmallow or Hemp-leaved Hollyhock, is a perennial herb belonging to the genus Althaea of the Malvaceae family. The leaves resemble those of hemp (Cannabis sativa), hence the specific epithet cannabina ("hemp-like").
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Attributes

Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Bees, Bats
Structure [2]  Herb
Usage [1]  A fibre obtained from the stem is used for making fine fabrics and paper; It is brittle and tears easily;
Height [1]  5.904 feet (1.8 m)
Width [1]  4.92 feet (1.5 m)
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Predators

Acontia titania[3]

Citations

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1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0