Lavatera cretica L.
(Smaller Tree-mallow)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Lavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow)
Genus	Lavatera (tree-mallows)
Family	MALVACEAE (mallows & limes)
Order	MALVALES (mallows, limes, daphnes and rockroses)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Lavatera cretica is also a member of:
Herbaceous Plants - herbaceous plants (via Malvaceae)
Tall Woody Herbs - tall woody herbs (via Malvaceae)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	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:

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Lavatera cretica is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)