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Malva parviflora is an annual or perennial herb that is native to Northern Africa, Southern Europe, and Western and Central Asia and is widely naturalised elsewhere. [1]
Common mallow (Malva neglecta —how appropriately named) and little mallow (Malva parviflora) belong to the same family of plants as marshmallow and hibiscus. (Speaking of marshmallow, the confection eaten today was originally made from the sap of the roots of mallow grown in marshes, hence the name.
Malva parviflora is an exotic annual weed that is dynamic after autumn and winter rains. It is an erect, sprawling or decumbent herb growing up to 50cm high that is covered with rather stiff star-like (stellate) hairs and is woody at the base.
Little mallow is native to Europe, western and central Asia and northern Africa, and introduced widely through cultivation. It regularly escapes cultivation in North america, but is rarely encountered in New England, where it has been collected only in Vermont.
Scientific Name: Malva parviflora. Common Name: Cheeseweed Mallow. Also Called: Egyptian Mallow, Least Mallow, Little Mallow, Mallow, Marshmallow, Small-flowered Mallow, Smallflower Mallow, Small-flowered Marshmallow. Family: Malvaceae, Globe Mallow Family.
Malva parviflora is an annual or perennial herb that is native to Northern Africa, Europe and Asia and is widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include cheeseweed, cheeseweed mallow, Egyptian mallow, least mallow, little mallow, mallow, marshmallow, small-flowered mallow, small-flowered marshmallow and smallflower mallow.
Malva parviflora is an annual herb that is not native to California. D J J J A S O N A F M M. Bloom Period. Photos on Calflora. Habitat: disturbed. Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places, agricultural weed. Information about Malva parviflora from other sources. Suggested Citation.
You can find species like Malva parviflora (Cheeseweed) and Malva rotundifolia (Roundleaf Mallow) flourishing in the state. These Mallow species often prefer open, sunny areas and can be spotted in fields, meadows, and roadsides.
Malva parviflora (cheeseweed) is traditionally used as hepatoprotective. The current study was conducted to determine its hepatoprotective activity of aqueous methanolic extract of whole plant.
Conservation of indigenous plants to support community livelihoods: the MGU–Useful Plants Project. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 60:668-683. Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017.