Alcea acualis, Althaea acaulis,
Stemless Hollyhock, חוטמית עין הפרה
 
Scientific name:  Alcea acaulis (Cav.) Alef.
Synonym name:  Althaea acaulis Cav.
Common name:  Stemless Hollyhock
Hebrew name:  חוטמית עין הפרה
Family:  Malvaceae, חלמיתיים

Alcea acualis,Althaea acaulis, Stemless Hollyhock, חוטמית עין הפרה
Date Picture Taken: May 7, 2007

 
Life form:   Chamaephyte, semi-shrub
Leaves:  Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate
Flowers:  Pink, purple, white
Flowering Period:   March, April, May
Habitat:  Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes
Chorotype:   Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Perenating

Alcea acualis,Althaea acaulis, Stemless Hollyhock, חוטמית עין הפרה
Date Picture Taken: May 7, 2007


Derivation of the botanical name:
Alcea, alkaia, αλκεα (Greek), according to Dioscorides: a kind of mallow; a poisonous plant.
acaulis, ακαυλοϛ, stemless, or with only very short stems.
  • The standard author abbreviation Cav. is used to indicate Antonio José Cavanilles (1745 – 1804), a leading Spanish taxonomic botanist of the 18th century.
  • The standard author abbreviation Alef. is used to indicate Friedrich Georg Christoph Alefeld (1820 – 1872), a German botanist, author and medical practitioner.