Lavatera cretica L.

English: Cornish Mallow

German: Kretische Strauchpappel

Portuguese: Lavátera-silvestre

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Malvales (81)

        Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)

          Genus: Lavatera (2)

            Epithet: cretica L. (2)

cretica => from the island of Crete in the Mediterranean

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet

Check for Lavatera cretica at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [794] Lavatera cretica - The Lavatera Pages

• [31] Canzobre, H.L., Samartín, L.A. (1998): Guía da flora do litoral galego. Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.