Blowing In The Wind
by Sylvia Cook
Title
Blowing In The Wind
Artist
Sylvia Cook
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Tall pink Lavatera blossoms against a blue sky.
Lavatera arborea (sometimes known as Malva arborea, or, more recently as Malva eriocalyx), the tree mallow, is a species of mallow native to the coasts of western Europe and the Mediterranean region, from the British Isles south to Algeria and Libya, and east to Greece.
It is a shrubby annual, biennial or perennial plant growing to 0.5�2 m (rarely 3 m) tall. The leaves are orbicular, 8�18 cm diameter, palmately lobed with five to nine lobes, and a coarsely serrated margin. The flowers are 3�4 cm diameter, dark pink to purple and grow in fasciculate axillary clusters of two to seven. It grows mainly on exposed coastal locations, often on small islands, only rarely any distance inland.
Tree Mallow was considered a nutritive animal food in Britain in the 19th century, and is still sometimes used as animal fodder in Europe.
Tree Mallow seeds may be transported between separated coastal areas by the floating fruit, and seabirds are considered a likely means of spread. The seeds are encased in an impermeable outer case, and can remain viable for years, even after extended immersion in saltwater.
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