Malva neglecta

Common Name: 
common mallow, round-leaved mallow, cheeses, low mallow
Scientific Name: 
Malva neglecta Wallr.
Family Name: 
Malvaceae - Mallow Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced annual or biennial, reproducing by seeds
Stems
upright or spreading, tips ascending, freely branched
Stems of Common Mallow
Stems of Common Mallow
Stems of Common Mallow
Stems of Common Mallow
Stems of Common Mallow
Leaves
alternate, round to weakly kidney-shaped, 5 to 10 shallowly lobes, toothed, short fine hairs, long petioles
Leaves of Common Mallow
Leaves of Common Mallow
Leaves of Common Mallow
Flowers
5-petaled, white, sometimes pink to purple tinge; solitary or clusters to 4, axillary
Flowers of Common Mallow