Malva sylvestris

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Malva sylvestris
Mallow January 2008-1.jpg
Type species for Malva L.
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Malva
Species:
M. sylvestris
Binomial name
Malva sylvestris
Synonyms [1][2]
  • Malva ambigua Guss.
  • Malva mauritiana L.
  • Malva erecta C.Presl
  • Malva gymnoscarpa Pomel

Malva sylvestris is known as common mallow in Europe. It has bright purple flowers as opposed to the paler, mostly-white flowers of Malva neglecta.

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Acknowledgements

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