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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a malvaceous treelike plant, Lavatera arborea, of rocky coastal areas of Europe and N Africa, having a woody stem, rounded leaves, and red-purple flowers

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tree mallow - arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States

Lavatera arborea, velvet-leaf, velvetleaf

genus Lavatera, Lavatera - widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers

bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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family Malvaceae genus Callirhoe genus Gossypium genus Hibiscus genus Kosteletzya genus Lavatera lavatera Lavatera arborea mallow family Malvaceae velvet-leaf velvetleaf			Byline: JOSHUA SISKIN Q: I ordered six tree mallows (Lavatera) from a catalog last year. IN THE GARDEN IN HOT SUMMER, TOO MUCH WATERING HARSH ON MALLOWS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Tree mallows (Lavatera), some native to the Mediterranean and some native to California, quickly grow to 8 or 10 feet, bloom like crazy for five to seven years or so and then suddenly die; just as these drought-tolerant plants become maintenance headaches, they die. SHRUBS PERENNIALLY SHUNNED by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			tree ear tree farm tree farmer tree farming tree fern Tree fish tree frog tree fuchsia Tree goose tree heath Tree hopper tree house tree hugger Tree jobber tree kangaroo Tree lark tree lawn tree layer tree line tree lizard Tree lobster Tree louse Tree lungwort tree lupine tree mallow tree mallows tree martin Tree moss Tree mouse Tree nymph Tree of a saddle tree of heaven tree of knowledge tree of knowledge of good and evil tree of life tree of the gods tree onion Tree oyster Tree pie Tree pigeon Tree pipit tree poppy Tree porcupine Tree rat tree ring tree runner Tree serpent tree shrew Tree shrike tree sloth tree snail			Tree jobber tree kangaroo tree kangaroo Tree Kangaroo Conservation Project tree kangaroos tree kangaroos Tree lark tree lawn tree layer Tree leaf Tree level Tree level Tree level tree line tree line tree lizard Tree lobster Tree louse Tree Lucerne tree lungwort tree lungwort tree lungworts tree lungworts Tree Lupin Tree Lupin Tree Lupin Tree Lupin tree lupine tree mallow tree mallow tree mallows Tree Man Disease tree martin Tree Medick Tree moss Tree moss tree mouse tree mouse tree mouse Tree nettle Tree nettle Tree nettle Tree nettle Tree nut Tree nut allergy Tree nymph Tree Ocelot Tree Ocelot Tree of a saddle Tree of conscience Tree of Gold tree of heaven tree of heaven tree of knowledge Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Tree of Liberty tree of life tree of life tree of life

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