Alcea rosea L.

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  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Alcea rosea L.

  • Collector(s)

    S. R. Hill 34105, 28 Jul 2001

  • Location

    United States of America. North Carolina. Jackson Co. Sylva. along Southern Railway right-of-way, junction of East Maine Street (U.S. Route 23-business) at Municipal Drive, behind tire shop and across from fire/police station.

  • Habitat

    Metamorphic bedrock, generally gneiss and schist; seepage slope. Non-native grasses and herbs, and successional annuals, including Geranium carolinianum.

  • Description

    Flowers white with pale rose ring; local escaped short-lived perennial 2 meters tall, established.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03856649

    Occurrence ID: 316b25e2-8851-4a4f-8637-86c3b2c557de

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Alcea rosea L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    North Carolina

  • County/Municipio

    Jackson Co.

  • City/Township

    Sylva

  • Locality

    along Southern Railway right-of-way, junction of East Maine Street (U.S. Route 23-business) at Municipal Drive, behind tire shop and across from fire/police station.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 625 m. (2051 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    35.3745, -83.2211

  • Location Notes

    [US & Canada]

  • Distribution

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PLANTS OF NORTH CAROLINA, USA
Alcea rosea L.
Malvaceae
Det.: S. R. Hill, (ILLS) 2001
JACKSON COUNTY 35° 22.470’ N. Lat. 83° 13.265’
W. Long. Sylva; along Southern Railway right-of-way,
junction of East Maine Street (U.S. Route 23-business)
at Municipal Drive, behind tire shop arid across from
fire / police station. Elevation about 2050 feet.
Metamorphic bedrock, generally gneiss and schist;
seepage slope.
Non-native grasses and herbs, and successional
annuals, including Geranium carolinianum. Flowers
white with pale rose ring; local escaped short-lived
perennial 2 meters tall, established.
Steven R. Hill 34105
28 July 2001
03856649