Species Detail Forb

Flower		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Malva neglecta - common mallow Synonyms: Malva rotundifolia Other Common Names: roundleaf mallow Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Malvaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Introduced Life Cycle: Annual
General Desc: Light pink or white flowers are clustered in the axils of dark green leaves. The plant is generally spreading to 16 inches wide. Introduced from Europe, now naturalized.
Identification notes: Herbaceous annual, stems trailing and hairy. Leaves alternate and slightly hairy, round. Flowers in small axillary clusters, pink or white, petals twice as long as the sepals, claws bearded, carpels smooth on the back.
Height: Spreading to 16 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Roadsides, fields and disturbed places.
Plant Communities: Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3500 - 7500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Light pink or white Shape: Regular in round clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: May - Sep
Description: 5-petaled, cup-shaped light pink or white flowers; petals often striped with pale violet lines along their length. The flowers borne in groups of 2 to 6 in leaf axils.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Dark green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Round or oval Leaf Margin: Lobed Leaf Attachment: Alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Dark green leaves are rounded with weakly lobed margins, up to 2 inches wide.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Notes: Disk shaped with up to 15 segments.


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