Malva neglecta

Wanganui. Mar 2009.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Wanganui. Mar 2009. Immature fruit.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common name

dwarf mallow

Family

Malvaceae

Authority

Malva neglecta Wallr.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

NVS code

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MALNEG

Flower colours

Red/Pink, White

Year naturalised

1867

Origin

Europe, S.W. Asia, N.W. Africa

Etymology

neglecta: Overlooked

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