Holly Hock / عُوَيْنة البَقَرَة

خِتْميِّة / وَرْد الحصان / الخطمى الهلبي / خف الجمل / الزُّغبية / الخطمي / ورد الحصاد / خبيزة الجمال / الخبيزة البرية / خبيزة الراعي / الغلندة / فنجان القاضي / عوينات البقر / لسان الجمل / قبيبة / قضيب الراعي

Alcea setosa Alef.

Flower, April. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0 License.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Flower buds
  • Flowers
Preparation
  • Cooked with olive oil
  • Herbal tea
  • Salads
Blooming period
April to June
Foraging period
March to May
Seed collection period
July to September
Potential medicinal uses
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Emollient
  • Sedative
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Pink
  • Violet
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Alcea
Family
Malvaceae
Wikidata item
Q15355500
GBIF Item
Alcea setosa (Boiss.) Alef. (5617456)

References

  1. Zorkot. Husein Ali. (2015). A Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Hima Fakiha and the Adjoining Region.
  2. Alcea setosa (Boiss.) Alef. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
  3. Machaka Houri, N., Houri, A.(2014). Wild Flowers of Lebanon with Special Focus on Key Biodiversity Areas.Beirut:Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  4. IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
  5. Wikipedia contributors. (2022, June 16). Alcea setosa. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:00, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alcea_setosa&oldid=1093417499
  6. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  7. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
  8. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  9. Post GE. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai. Рипол Классик; 1932.

Citation

Alcea setosa Alef. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/460 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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