Ludwig's Marshmallow

آدراس، خطمة

COMMON NAME: Ludwig's Marshmallow

ARABIC: آدراس، خطمة

BOTANICAL NAME: Malva ludwigii (L.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso

SYNONYMS: Althaea ludwigii L.

FAMILY: MALVACEAE

KIND: Native

EMIRATE: Fujairah

GROWTH FORMS: Herbs

HABITATS: Slope (Rocky)

TYPES: Annual/Perennial

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, sometimes perennial, stems branched, spreading or prostrate, up to 40 cm, hairy. Leaves deeply dissected into oval lobes with rounded ends, about 3 cm long, covered with white hairs, on stalks up to 6 cm. Flowers whitish-pink, on 1 cm long stalks from leaf nodes, solitary or in groups of two or three. Fruit flattened, round, about 0.5 cm across, with 8–10 segments. Flowering from February to May.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77116743-1/images