dwarf mallow

Malva neglecta

Member of mallows (genus Malva)
mallow family (family Malvaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple in flowering plants

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• petals generally twice as long as sepals (8–12 mm)
• sepals 4–6 mm
• epicalyx segments widely linear to narrowly lanceolate, narrow and distant from each other, bases free from each other and from calyx
• fruit is smoothly ribbed
• stem densely hairy

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Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

• Ed R. Levin CP

Months:

• Jul.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora