Fingered Hollyhock,
Hebrew: חטמית מאוצבעת, Arabic: خطمية إصبعية
| Scientific name: | Alcea digitata (Boiss.) Alef. | |
| Synonym name: | Althaea digitata Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Fingered Hollyhock | |
| Hebrew name: | חטמית מאוצבעת | |
| Arabic name: | خطمية إصبعية | |
| Family: | Malvaceae, חלמיתיים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Stems: | Erect , unbranched, | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, palmate; compound, pinnate or bipinnate, pinnate; dentate or serrate margin' stipule | |
| Flowers: | Hermaphrodite; pink, violet petals | |
| Fruits / pods: | Schizocarp, disk-shaped | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Alcea, alkaia, αλκεα (Greek), according to Dioscorides: a kind of mallow; a poisonous plant. digitata, digit, finger; fingered. Althaea, from the Greek word altho "to cure"; αλϑαια; Althaea officinalis, marsh mallow. The Hebrew word: חוטמית, chotmit from the “staminal column” or “stamen tube” arising from the centre of the flower, reminiscent of a snout and originates from the name in Arabic, Khatima.
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