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(Ferro & Coniglione 1975); Pietranera di Agrigento, Contrada Molinazzo-Pietranera di
Agrigento (Venturella & al. 1984); Monti Sicani: Palazzo Adriano (Todaro) (Marcenò & al.
1985); Sicilia centr. e merid. a S. Cataldo, S. Caterina Villarmosa al Torrente Vaccarizzo, Mazara
del Vallo, Porto Empedocle (Raimondo & al. 1994). – NC.
1258. Althaea hirsuta L., Sp. Pl.: 687 (1753)
Fields and dry pastures, vineyards on limestone. – Throughout the region. – C.
1259. Althaea cannabina L., Sp. Pl.: 686 (1753)
Ditches, banks and wet ground. – Regalmuto, Le Grotte, Aragona, Favare (?an lapsus calami:
lege “Favara”!), Brolo, da Militello in Valdemone a Torrenova (Gussone 1828); Novara, S. Piero
Patti (Lojacono 1889); Merì, Barcellona (Zodda 1908). – R.
1260. Althaea officinalis L., Sp. Pl.: 686 (1753)
Marshes and ditches. – Palermo all’Abate, Lentini, Catania, Siracusa, Agosta, Spaccaforno,
Noto, Terranova, Alicata, Cattolica (Gussone 1828); Noto (Silipranti 1887); Palermo Mondello,
S. Ciro, Palici (Lojacono 1889); Pantano Catania e Simeto fino a Paternò, Lago di Lentini, Fiumi
Anapo e Ciane, Pantani Capo Passero, Biviere Gela, Pantano Gariffi (Lopriore 1900); Licata
(Ponzo 1902); Siracusa (Zodda 1929); Foce del San Leonardo (Furnari & Ronsisvalle 1971);
Gorghi Tondi e Lago Preola (Brullo & Ronsisvalle 1975); F. Ciane (Barbagallo & al. 1979 f); F.
Ciane (Ferro & Di Benedetto 1979); Foce dell’Irminio, Pantano Grande Roveto, S. Maria del
Focallo (Bartolo & al. 1982). – NC.
1261. Alcea rosea L., Sp. Pl.: 687 (1753)
Cultivated as ornamental. – It also occurs wild in the surroundings of urban centres in hills and
mountains. – C.
1262. Abutilon theophrasti Medik., Malvenfam.: 28 (1787) [A. avicennae Gaertn. nom.
illeg.]
Marshes, edges of ditches. – Messina (Presl) (Gussone 1828), perhaps disappeared according to
Gussone loc. cit.; Biviere di Lentini (Barbagallo & Furnari 1970 b); Località Calagioli di
Castelbuono ai margini di un torrente (Raimondo & Mazzola 1984); ?Lentini, ?Messina
(Raimondo & al. 1994); Su terreni riportati dalla Piana di Catania in Discarica RSU di
Misterbianco (A. Marchese 2005 in verbis)! – RR.
** Gossypium herbaceum L., Sp. Pl.: 693 (1753)
Cultivated for cotton fibre. – Remains of old fields of some historical or anthropologiacal inter-
est are gradually disappearing – Gela (Galesi 2002 in verbis), Favara (Domina 2005 in verbis).
– RR.
** Gossypium hirsutum L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 975 (1762)
Cultivated for texile fibre. – According to Zangheri (1976) remains occur scattered in old culti-
vations. – RR.
**Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., Sp. Pl.: 694 (1753)
Native to Asia, it is widely cultivated as ornamental plant in several varieties. – Mainly along
the coast and in the smaller islands.

**Hibiscus syriacus L., Sp. Pl.: 695 (1753)
Cultivated in few varieties for hedges or isolated. – Throughout the region. – NC.