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Photographer: Botanical Illustration
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Family Malvaceae
Malva pusilla Sm.
dwarf mallow, round-leaved mallow
Malva: a Latin name for mallow taken from the Greek malache, or malakos, referring to the leaves and an ointment made from the seeds which was supposed to be soothing to the skin
pusilla: very small
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | annual/biennial forb, usually branched from the base |
| Flower: | white to very pale pink, 5-parted, 1/4"-1/3" wide, petals about the same length as the sepals, 3 very small bracts below; inflorescence a small cluster from the leaf axils; blooms June-Oct. |
| Leaf: | long stalked, round to kidney-shaped with 5-9 shallow lobes, rounded teeth |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, farmyards |
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