Althaea officinalis (990455)--Canada. Ontario. Laking Gard., Royal Botanic Gard., Hamilton. 8 Aug 02. 050.jpg
Native to 48 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into Arkansas, Baltic States, Connecticut, Delaware, Ireland, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, Switzerland, Virginia, West Himalaya, Wisconsin (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
Canada
Location Remarks
Ontario Royal Botanic Garden, Hamilton
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Pennsylvania (Longwood Gardens)
Location Remarks
1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square , PA 19348. (See website for detailed directions)
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Canada, Ontario (Royal Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
680 Plains Rd. W, Hamilton/Burlington
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Althaea
Specific Epithet
officinalis
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#324,754 of 335,497
Top 97%
Extinction probability
9%
