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Malvaceae (/ m æ l ˈ v eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. [4] [5] Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao, roselle and durian.
Malva arborea (previously known as Lavatera arborea, or, more recently as Malva eriocalyx), the tree mallow, is a species of mallow native to the coasts of western Europe and the Mediterranean region, from Ireland and Britain south to Algeria and Libya, and east to Greece.
Malva sylvestris Cheeseweed, Behbahan, Iran. Malva is a genus of herbaceous annual, biennial, and perennial plants in the family Malvaceae.It is one of several closely related genera in the family to bear the common English name mallow.
Malva sylvestris is a species of the mallow genus Malva, of which it the type species.Known as common mallow to English-speaking Europeans, [3] it acquired the common names of cheeses, high mallow and tall mallow (mauve des bois by the French) [4] as it migrated from its native home in Western Europe, North Africa and Asia through the English-speaking world.
The flower can be identified by a dark red inner circle surrounded by a cream to white outer circle pattern on the petals. The perennial shrub is known to flower at any point from late spring to early fall. [1] They are a member of the family Malvaceae, also known as the mallow family. The species is pollinated by bees, especially bumblebees. [3]
[1] Malva parviflora is an annual or perennial herb that is native to Northern Africa , Southern Europe , and Western and Central Asia and is widely naturalized elsewhere. [ 2 ] Common names include cheeseweed , [ 2 ] cheeseweed mallow , Egyptian mallow , [ 2 ] least mallow , [ 3 ] little mallow , [ 2 ] mallow , [ 4 ] marshmallow , [ 4 ] small ...
Sphaeralcea munroana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Munro's globemallow [1] and Munro's desert-mallow.It is native to the western United States, where it can be found in the Great Basin and surrounding regions.
Sphaeralcea coccinea, commonly known as the scarlet globemallow, [1] scarlet mallow, cowboy's delight, prairie mallow, red false mallow, or simply as globe mallow [2] is a perennial plant growing 10–30 cm tall from spreading rhizomes with a low habit. They have grayish stems with dense, star-shaped hairs and alternately arranged leaves.