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|text=''Althaea officinalis'' Linn. ''Malvaceae.'' MARSHMALLOW. WHITE MALLOW. The plant is found wild in Europe and Asia and is naturalized in places in America. It is cultivated extensively in Europe for medicinal purposes, acting as a demulcent. In 812, Charlemagne <ref>Flückiger and Hanbury ''Pharm.'' 85. 1879.</ref> enjoined its culture in France. Johnson <ref>Johnson, C. P. ''Useful Pls. Gt. Brit.'' 59. 1862.</ref> says its leaves may be eaten when boiled.
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|author =[[Alstroemeria Althaea (Sturtevant, 1919)#Althaea officinalis|Sturtevant, ''Notes on edible plants'', 1919]].
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