Malvaceae
Vervain mallow
Malva alcea
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Malva
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Common names
By language (20)
- Arabic
- خبازة خطمية, خبيزة ختمية
- arz
- خبازه خطميه
- Belarusian
- Мальва выразаная, Палявая рожа, Сляз, Слязюк, Сляса, Шляз
- Chinese
- 刻叶锦葵
- Czech
- Sléz velkokvětý
- Dutch
- Vijfdelig kaasjeskruid
- English
- Vervain mallow, European mallow
- Finnish
- Ruusumalva
- French
- Mauve alcée, Mauve alcee
- German
- Rosen-Malve, Spitzblatt-Malve
- hsb
- Stojaty šlěz, Stojata malwa, Stojaty šlez
- Lithuanian
- Aukštoji dedešva
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Rosekattost
- Polish
- Ślaz zygmarek
- Quechua
- Hatun rup'u
- Slovak
- Slez liečivý
- Slovenian
- Ostrolistni slezenovec
- Spanish
- Malvavisco salvaje
- Swedish
- Rosenmalva, Rosenkattost
- Welsh
- Hocysen-fwsg fawr
Synonyms
- Bismalva alcea (L.) Medik.
- Malva alcea subsp. excisa Holub
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.