Althaea officinalis

Althaea officinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Althaea
Species:
A. officinalis
Binomial name
Althaea officinalis
Synonyms[1]
  • Althaea kragujevacensis Pančić ex Diklić & Stevan.
  • Althaea micrantha Wiesb. ex Borbás
  • Althaea sublobata Stokes
  • Althaea taurinensis DC.
  • Althaea vulgaris Bubani
  • Malva althaea E.H.L.Krause
  • Malva maritima Salisb.
  • Malva officinalis (L.) Schimp. & Spenn. ex Schimp. & Spenn.
Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)

Althaea officinalis, the marsh mallow[2] or marshmallow,[3] is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, which is used in herbalism and as an ornamental plant. A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian times evolved into today's marshmallow treat,[4] but most modern marshmallow treats no longer contain any marsh-mallow root.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Althaea officinalis". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  2. ^ "Althaea officinalis". RHS. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Althaea officinalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference S&S was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Marshmallows". NCA. Retrieved 2019-04-20.