Alcea Alcea Alcea is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, commonly known as the hollyhocks. They are native to Asia and Europe. The single species of hollyhock from the Western Hemisphere, the streambank wild hollyhock, belongs to a different genus. Hollyhocks are annual, biennial, or perennial plants usually taking an erect, unbranched form. The herbage usually has a coating of star-shaped hairs. The leaf blades are often lobed or toothed, and are borne on long petioles. The flowers may be solitary or arranged in fascicles or racemes. The notched petals are usually over
Sarracenia rosea the species epithet. Sarracenia rosea Sarracenia rosea is a species of pitcher plant in the genus "Sarracenia" and is sometimes known as Burk's southern pitcherplant. It was previously classified as a variety of "S. purpurea" subsp. "venosa" (var. "burkii"). The proposition for the plant to be named a new species arose in 1999. This proposition was based on three main factors: "S. rosea" has larger flowers on shorter stalks; it produces light pink petals, a feature no other species in the genus exhibits; and it has a somewhat different pitcher structure than "S. purpurea". A form which lacks anthocyanins has