Mallows
Mallow Family - Malvaceae
Egyptian Mallow Malva aegyptiaNative in warmer parts of the Mediterranean Region, eastwards to western Asia. A small, annual species of open or stony ground.
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Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Native Europe and North Africa, eastwards to Central Asia.
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Least Mallow Malva parviflora
Native from the Azores eastwards through the Mediterranean Region to Pakistan and across Saharan Africa. A rather variable species but typically with quite deeply lobed leaves and noticeably small flowers that are a very pale pink or almost white in colour. Epicalyx lobes narrow and rather sharply pointed. Nutlets smooth, but with sharply ridged - almost winged - edges.
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Smaller Tree Mallow Malva multiflora
(Lavatera cretica) Native in western and southern Europe and the Mediterranean Region.
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Tree Mallow Malva arborea
Native to the Mediterranean Region and northwards along Atlantic coasts to Britain.
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