Althaea

Meikle, R.D. 1977: Flora of Cyprus 1
but modified
1Flowers solitary, axillary, long-pedicellate, pedicels 1-6 cm long; petals entire, 1-2 cm long; annual herb 10-50 high
1'Flowers forming a long spicate inflorescence, subsessile; petals emarginate, 4-5 cm long; robust virgate perennial, about 100 cm high