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Desert Hollyhock
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Desert Hollyhock

Alcea striata

Alcea striata, the desert hollyhock, is a tall hollyhock plant native between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. It is found in rocky limestone slopes, fields, roadsides, scrub, and deserts, in the elevations 0–1200 m (0–4000 ft). It can be found in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, and Turkey.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 967357.