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"The Marsh Mallow is a softly pubescent plant, with axillary cymes of large rosy leaves. <em>a,</em> flower, <em>b,</em> fruit."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Marsh Mallow

"The Marsh Mallow is a softly pubescent plant, with axillary cymes of large rosy leaves. a,…

An illustration of the common marshmallow, flower (a), and fruit (b). Althaea officinalis (Marshmallow, Marsh Mallow, or Common Marshmallow) is a species native to Africa, which is used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant. The stems, which die down in the autumn, are erect, 3 to 4 feet (1.2 m) high, simple, or putting out only a few lateral branches.

Marshmallow

An illustration of the common marshmallow, flower (a), and fruit (b). Althaea officinalis (Marshmallow,…