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|accepted_name=Alcea rosea
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=2: 687. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=Common hollyhock;rose trémière
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Illustrated
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|code=I
|label=Introduced
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=W
|label=Weedy
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Alcea ficifolia
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
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|name=A. glabrata
|authority=Alefeld
|rank=species
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|name=Althaea ficifolia
|authority=(Linnaeus) Cavanilles
|rank=species
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|name=A. mexicana
|authority=Kunze
|rank=species
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|name=A. rosea
|authority=(Linnaeus) Cavanilles
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=A. rosea var. sinensis
|authority=(Cavanilles) S. Y. Hu
|rank=variety
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|name=A. sinensis
|authority=
|rank=species
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|hierarchy=Malvaceae;Malvaceae subfam. Malvoideae;Alcea;Alcea rosea
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Malvaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Malvaceae subfam. Malvoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Alcea]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Alcea rosea]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 6
|mention_page=page 229
|treatment_page=page 228
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>1–2.5+ m, roughly stellate-hairy to hirsute. <b>Leaves</b>: stipules ovate, 8 mm, apically 3-lobed; petiole equaling or longer than blade; blade suborbiculate to 5–7-angled or shallowly triangular-lobed, sometimes more deeply channeled and winged dorsally, 6–8 mm. <b>Seeds</b> tuberculate or not, often minutely hairy. <b>2n</b> = 42.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering May–Oct; fruiting Jun–Oct.
|habitat=Disturbed sites, roadsides, vacant lots
|elevation=0–3000 m
|distribution=N.B.;Ont.;Que.;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Asia (China);introduced also nearly worldwide.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p><i>Alcea rosea</i> is a showy and popular ornamental that is essentially cosmopolitan in cultivation. The species is thought to have originated in the southwestern provinces of China but is apparently not known in the wild. It occasionally escapes and naturalizes in disturbed temperate areas nearly worldwide. However, it is often difficult to determine if a given specimen was cultivated or an established adventive. Plants with more deeply lobed leaves and rose-pink flowers have been called A. ficifolia; plants in cultivation under this name are most likely a mix of <i>A. rosea</i> and <i>A. rugosa</i> or of hybrid origin.</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Alcea rosea
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Alcea ficifolia;A. glabrata;Althaea ficifolia;A. mexicana;A. rosea;A. rosea var. sinensis;A. sinensis
|basionyms=
|family=Malvaceae
|phenology=Flowering May–Oct; fruiting Jun–Oct.
|habitat=Disturbed sites, roadsides, vacant lots
|elevation=0–3000 m
|distribution=N.B.;Ont.;Que.;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Asia (China);introduced also nearly worldwide.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Illustrated;Introduced;Weedy
|source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/bb6b7e3a7de7d3b7888a1ad48c7fd8f5c722d8d6/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V6/V6_407.xml
|subfamily=Malvaceae subfam. Malvoideae
|genus=Alcea
|species=Alcea rosea
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