About Common Mallow
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 (mauve des bois by the French) as it migrated from its native home in Western Europe, North Africa and Asia through the English-speaking world. M. sylvestris is a vigorous plant with showy flowers of bright mauve-purple, with dark veins, standing 0.91–1.22 metres (3–4 ft) high and growing freely in meadows, hedgerows and in fallow fields.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Malva sylvestris
- Genus
- Malva
- Family
- MALVACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Higher elevations
- Native to
- Eurasia
Local Names
- Hindi
- Gurchanti, Socholi
- Kannada
- Sanna bindige gida, Seeme bende
- Marathi
- Kubaajee
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Common Mallow belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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