Malva sylvestris
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Park Kapermolen, Hasselt Belgium
Photo: Bart Wursten
Park Kapermolen, Hasselt Belgium
Photo: Bart Wursten
Park Kapermolen, Hasselt Belgium
Photo: Bart Wursten
Josef Vermaesenplein, Malderen, Belgium
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Common mallow (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb, up to 1 m tall. Leaves 5-10 cm in diameter, very shallowly lobed to more or less deeply 5-lobed, hairless except on the main veins; margin crenate to crenulate-serrate; petiole mostly 4-9 cm long, sometimes longer; stipules obliquely ovate, 5-10 mm long. Flowers, 2.5-5 cm in diameter, mauve-purple with light magenta or darker purple veins, borne in in 2-5-flowered clusters. Epicalyx bracts 3, oblong-lanceolate, c. two thirds the length of the calyx. Fruit of 9-11 mericarps, reticulate, usually hairless. |
| Type location: |
Europe |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | sylvestris: of woods or forests |
| Habitat: | Known as a rare escape in and around major cities. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Europe. Known in Zimbabwe as a rare escape from cultivation. |
| FZ divisions: | W,C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 22 May 2016 |
| Literature: |
Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 501. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 61. |
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