Alcea rosea that some closely related species ("Althaea rugosa" and "Althaea ficifolia") are resistant to this fungus. In herbal medicine, Hollyhock is believed to be an emollient and laxative. It is used to control inflammation, to stop bedwetting and as a mouthwash in cases of bleeding gums. Alcea rosea Alcea rosea, the common hollyhock, is an ornamental plant in the family Malvaceae. It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. William Turner, a herbalist of the time, gave it the name "holyoke" from which the English name derives. "Alcea rosea" is variously described as a
Carex rosea the vascular plants. The superdivision of "Carex rosea" is spermatophyta, also known as seed plants. The division of this plant is magnoliophyta, which is flowering plants. This plant belongs to the class called liliopsida. The subclass of "Carex rosea" is commelinidae, and finally the order is Cyperales. "Carex" is a genus of grasslike herbs that are widely distributed and distinguished having the seedlike achenes enclosed in a sac in the axil of a bract. According to results from a complete ITS sequence based phylogeny, "Carex rosea" is sister to "Carex radiata", "Carex retroflexa", "Carex texensis", and "Carex socialis". This plant