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Round leaved mallow (Malva pusilla)

Description

Malva pusilla, also known as Malva rotundifolia (the latter of which is now officially rejected by botanists), the low mallow,small mallow,or the round-leaved mallow, is an annual and biennial herb species of the Mallow genus Malva in the family of Malvaceae. Malva is a genus that consists of about 30 species of plants. This genus consists of plants named mallows. Mallows grow in many regions, including temperate, subtropical, and tropical areas.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malvales

            • Family: Malvaceae

              • Genus: Malva