Lavatera cretica L.
(Smaller Tree-mallow)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow)
GenusLavatera (tree-mallows)
FamilyMALVACEAE (mallows & limes)
OrderMALVALES (mallows, limes, daphnes and rockroses)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Norton, J.A 2005 More Mediterranean ’Aliens’ in Gosport BSBI News No 100: 46-48, Plate 3.

Lavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow)
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