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| Common mallow - Malva neglecta Wallr. |
| Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes > Common mallow |
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| Common mallow seedling. |
Common mallow leaf. |
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| Common mallow flower. |
Common mallow fruit. |
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| Common mallow plant. |
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Life cycle: Spreading annual or biennial.
Leaves: Cotyledons are heart-shaped with three main veins. Leaves are alternate, rounded with a heart-shaped base, palmately veined, hairy and found on long, slender, hairy petioles. Margins are round-toothed and obscurely lobed.
Stems: Spreading and partly erect stems are branched from the base and up to 1 foot tall.
Flowers and fruit: Flowers have five white and purple-tinged petals; flowers are formed on stalks in the leaf axils. Fruit are capsules that resemble a button or cheese wheel. Each capsule contains 12 to 15 compartments; each compartment has one reddish brown to black, flattened, rounded seed with a notch.
Reproduction: Seeds and stem fragments. |
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| Similar weeds: Venice mallow (Hibiscus trionum L.) Differs by having leaves with three distinct, coarsely toothed lobes that may be further divided into as many as seven lobes; and pale yellow flowers with a purple base. |
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| Venice mallow seedling. |
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Venice mallow plant. |
Venice mallow flower. |
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