Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Malva sylvestris
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malva sylvestris
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-01-001:
Malva sylvestris
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malva sylvestris
COMMON NAME:
High Mallow, Common Mallow, Cheeses
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_masy_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Malva sylvestris
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malva sylvestris
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-01-001:
Malva sylvestris
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malva sylvestris
3277
Forb
Annual? Biennial? Perennial?
Non-native: Europe
Rare
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, barnyards, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Purplish-pink
with darker veins
5 sepals united at base
5 petals united at base
Stamens united to form a staminal column surrounding ovary and styles
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p092
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p096