Plant-Name Dictionary
Marshmallow Root — names in 25 European languages
Althaea officinalis
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Български Bulgarian | Лечебна ружа |
| Hrvatski Croatian | Pitomi sljez Bijeli sljez |
| Čeština Czech | proskurník lékařský |
| Dansk Danish | Lægestokrose Læge-stokrose |
| Nederlands Dutch | Heemst |
| English English | Marsh-mallow Common Marsh-mallow, common marshmallow, European marsh-mallow, Marshmallow, white-mallow |
| Eesti Estonian | Harilik altee |
| Suomi Finnish | rohtosalkoruusu |
| Français French | guimauve officinale guimauve, guimauve sauvage |
| Deutsch German | Echter Eibisch Eibisch, Gebraeuchlicher Eibisch, Gebräuchlicher Eibisch |
| Magyar Hungarian | Orvosi zilíz Orvosi ziliz |
| Italiano Italian | Bismalva Altea comune |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Vaistinė svilarožė |
| Polski Polish | Prawoślaz lekarski |
| Português Portuguese | Alteia malvaísco |
| Română Romanian | Nalbă mare |
| Slovenčina Slovak | Ibiš lekársky biš lekársky |
| Slovenščina Slovenian | navadni slez |
| Español Spanish | malvavisco |
| Svenska Swedish | läkemalva altea |
| Русский Russian | Алтей лекарственный altej lekarstvennyj |
| Українська Ukrainian | Алтея лікарська |
| Norsk Norwegian | legestokkrose lækjestokkrose |
| Српски Serbian | Бели слез |
| Català Catalan | Malví |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.