Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
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Scientific name:

Malva pusilla

Vernacular name:

Mallow, Small


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Small Mallow

Scientific name: Malva pusilla Sm.

Diagnostic features
Similar to Malva parviflora but calyx with marginal hairs c.1mm.
Some pedicels more than 1cm at fruiting.
Nutlets strongly reticulate, glabrous or pubescent, the angle between dorsal and lateral surface sharp and jagged but not winged.

Chromosome number: (2n=42).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; waste places, casual from several sources, especially wool, sometimes persistent.

Distribution
Very scattered over Britain, rare in Ireland; Europe.

This species is keyed out on Page 3072 in the Text Key.

Malva pusilla (Mallow, Small)
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