Plants : MalvaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Lavatera arborea L.

Tree-mallow

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Lavatera arborea

Description: Tree mallow is a tall, robust biennial up to three or four feet tall, with beautiful purplish flowers. It is commonest around the coast of Co Down, especially in Ards and Lecale, growing on the upper sea shore on shingle or sandy ground.

All names: Lavatera arborea L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Lavatera arborea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Lavatera arborea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Lavatera arborea. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3137. Accessed on 2026-11-02.