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Scientific name:

Malva neglecta

Vernacular name:

Mallow, Dwarf


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Dwarf Mallow

Scientific name: Malva neglecta Wallr.

Diagnostic features
Similar to Malva parviflora but petals 9-13mm.
Nutlets smooth, pubescent, with sharp smooth angle between dorsal and lateral surfaces.

Chromosome number: 2n=42.

Habitat
Native; rough and waste ground, waysides.

Distribution
Frequent in Central & South Britain and Channel Islands, very scattered in North England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland and probably introduced there, often only casual.


This species is keyed out on Page 3069 in the Text Key.

Malva neglecta (Mallow, Dwarf)
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