Althaea rosea (L.) Cav.

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S.A.
Malvaceae Althaea rosea L.
det. M. Nee, 2008
Wisconsin, Richland Co., along Eagle Cave Road, 2.4
miles by road W of Basswood and Co. Hwy. E.
43°14’51”N,90°31’59.5”W. alt. 270 m.
T 9 N; R 1 W; middle NE V2 NE % sect. 19.
Woods on slope near ridgetop, with Acer rubrum, Populus
deltoides, Juglans nigra, Acer negundo, Laportea
canadensis, Celtis occidentalis, Ulmus rubra, Acer
saccharum.
Colony with Ambrosia trifida, very shaded for both of these
species, at edge of woods and near where rubbish dumped,
with many young plants (rosettes) where mowed at
immediate edge of gravel road. Flowers white or deep
reddish pink.
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