Althea vs Fringed rosemallow

Hibiscus syriacus compared with Hibiscus schizopetalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Althea	Fringed rosemallow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malvales (Malvales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family same	Malvaceae	Malvaceae
Genus same	Hibiscus	Hibiscus
Species	Hibiscus syriacus	Hibiscus schizopetalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Althea and Fringed rosemallow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hibiscus.

View Genus: Hibiscus

Conservation Status

Althea

NE — Not Evaluated

Fringed rosemallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Althea	Fringed rosemallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Althea

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Fringed rosemallow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia).

Althea

The Althea (Hibiscus syriacus) is a species in the genus Hibiscus. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.