Marsh Mallow

Althaea officinalis

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	3-7 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Dry, Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	1.2
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Uses
Edible	true
Edible parts	Leaves, Root
Edible uses	Oil
Names
Alternate name	Common marshmallow
Taxonomy
Family	Malvaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
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, Wisconsin
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