Malva sylvestris Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5355

Malva sylvestris L.

High mallow

Malva sylvestris, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.


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Family:	MALVACEAE
Genus:	Malva

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Malva mauritiana
PLANTS:	Malva sylvestris ssp. mauritiana
PLANTS:	Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana

More information about Malva sylvestris


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MASY)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Photos on Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Feb 21, 2019).