Noun: wild hollyhock wI(-u)ld 'hó-lee,hók
- Perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated
"wild hollyhock is a favourite among native plant enthusiasts";
- checkerbloom, Sidalcea malviflora
- A rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
"Botanists carefully monitored the endangered wild hollyhock population";
- Iliamna remota, Sphaeralcea remota
Derived forms: wild hollyhocks
Type of: mallow
Part of: genus Iliamna, genus Sidalcea, Iliamna, Sidalcea
Encyclopedia: Wild hollyhock