Common Marsh-mallow

Althaea officinalis

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Not native

Not native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 18%

Soil moisture: Average to wet

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

County records are not available.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

10CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Althaea

Anagrapha falciferaCelery Looper Moth
Anomis erosaYellow Scallop Moth, Mallow Caterpillar
Burnsius communisCommon Checkered-Skipper
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Tarache apricaExposed Bird-Dropping Moth
Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Family not recorded

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Arkansas rank	SNA
Global rank	Not available
AR status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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