Hebrew: חטמית קרחת , Arabic: الخطمية المقطعة
| Scientific name: | Alcea dissecta (Baker) Zohary | |
| Synonym name: | Althaea dissecta Baker | |
| Common name: | Hollyhock | |
| Hebrew name: | חטמית קרחת | |
| Arabic name: | الخطمية المقطعة | |
| Plant Family: | Malvaceae, חלמיתיים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Stems: | 2-3m high; hairless stem or a few short tight hairs | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | Pink, Violet | |
| Fruits: | Seed-vessel composed of many carpels | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May, June, July | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Alcea, alkaia, αλκεα (Greek), according to Dioscorides: a kind of mallow; a poisonous plant. dissecta, dis, "between, away from"; sect, "to cut, cut off, cut up; divide, separate"; dissected, deeply divided or cut into numerous segments. 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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