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Malva sylvestris

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Malva sylvestris is a species of the mallow genus Malva, of which it the type species. Known as common mallow to English-speaking Europeans, it acquired the common names of cheeses, high mallow and tall mallow as it migrated from its native home in Western Europe, North Africa and Asia through the English-speaking world.

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Family
Malvaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Malva sylvestris
Slug
malva-sylvestris
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malva
Species
sylvestris
Wikidata QID
Q156835
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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