The difference between mallow and hollyhock

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Plant morphology

leaf morphology

flower form

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Appearance: The height of mallow is 50-90 cm, with many branches; the height of hollyhock is up to 2 meters. Leaves: Hollyhock leaves are larger than mallows and have longer petioles. Flowers: Mallow flowers are small and purple-pink in color; hollyhocks have large flowers in white, red, pink and yellow colors. Hollyhocks bloom from June to August, and mallows bloom from May to October.

Plant morphology

Plant shape

Mallow is a biennial or perennial upright herbaceous plant with a plant height of about 50-90 cm, many branches, and sparsely covered with coarse hairs. Hollyhock is an upright biennial herb. The plant is much taller than mallow, up to 2 meters high, and its stems and branches are densely covered with thorns.

Leaf shape

Compared to Mallow and hollyhock have larger leaves, and the petioles of hollyhock are much longer than those of mallow.

The leaves of mallow are hairless on both sides or only sparsely covered with short strigose hairs on the veins, while the leaves of hollyhock are hairy on both sides. Fluff.

The apex of mallow stipules is acuminate; the apex of hollyhock stipules is With 3 points.

Flower shape

Mallow's The flowers are smaller and monotonous in color, usually purple-pink; the flowers of hollyhock are larger and come in various colors, including white, red, pink and yellow. Hollyhocks bloom from June to August, and mallows bloom from May to October.

leaf morphology

flower form

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