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Malva neglecta

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Malva neglecta is a species of plant of the family Malvaceae, native to most of the Old World except sub-Saharan Africa. It is an annual growing to 0.6 m (2 ft). It is known as common mallow in the United States and also as buttonweed, cheeseplant, cheeseweed, dwarf mallow, and roundleaf mallow. This plant is often consumed as a food, with its leaves, stalks and seed all being considered edible. This is especially true of the seeds, which contain 21% protein and 15.2% fat.

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Family
Malvaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Malva neglecta
Slug
malva-neglecta
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malva
Species
neglecta
Wikidata QID
Q153343
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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