Details of genus: Malvastrum A.Gray [913]
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Malvaceae
family_ja: アオイ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 30 species of spreading to erect, evergreen, sometimes semi-evergreen perennials and shrubs, found on rock outcrops, rocky areas of prairies, and alluvial soils in arid and semi-arid areas of North and South America. The alternate, entire or lobed leaves are lance-shaped to rounded, 2.5-11cm (1-4 1/2in) long, often with toothed margins. They are usually cultivated for their attractive, funnel- or cup-shaped, yellow, orange, pink, or red flowers, either solitary and axillary, or borne in terminal or axillary racemes or spikes. Grow in a sunny border or on a bank. In frost-prone areas, grow tender species in a cool greenhouse.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in spring. Insert softwood cuttings in late spring or summer.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: Trop. & warm
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Malvaceae | アオイ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Malvaceae | アオイ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Malvaceae | アオイ科 | Show |