Hebrew: מעוג אפיל, Arabic: لافترية فصلية
| Scientific name: | Lavatera trimestris L. | |
| Common name: | Queen Mallow, Rose Mallow | |
| Hebrew name: | מעוג אפיל | |
| Hebrew name: | لافترية فصلية | |
| Family: | Malvaceae, חלמיתיים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | 70-140 cm high; green, developing an indistinct reddish tint with age, sparsely hairy | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | Calyx of 5 sepals, corolla of 5 pink petals, an androecium and a gynoecium of 12 or more styles | |
| Fruits / pods: | Schizocarp divided into around 12 ridged, seed-bearing, mericarps, covered by a disc-like expansion of the central axis | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Lavatera, named after the brothers, Johann Heinrich Lavater (1611-1691) and Johann Jacob Lavater(1594-1636), Swiss (Zurich) physicians and naturalist. trimestris, of or pertaining to three months; of three months. The Hebrew name: מעוג, maog, probably from מעוג, maog, round cake (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Kin. I 17:12). probably related to עוגה, uga (=cake).
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