Vernacular Name
Hollyhock Mallow, Vervain Mallow

Category
Stimulants, Spices, Medicinals and Aromatics

Use

Rank	Class
1	Food and Beverages
	Pharmaceutical
	Cosmetics
	Health and Functional Products
	Fodder/Animal feed
4	Fibre, Fuel and Building
3	Ornamental
	Environmental
	Other

1. Very relevant
5. Not very relevant

Place of Origin
It is native to Europe

Actual Distribution
It has been widely grown outside of its native range as a horticultural plant.

Places and Types of Utilization
Leaves - raw or cooked. A mild pleasant flavour. The leaves are mucilaginous and fairly bland, this is a very good perennial substitute for lettuce in a salad, producing fresh leaves from spring until the middle of summer, or until the autumn from self-sown plants. Flowers - raw. A very decorative... [Read_more]

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