Malvaceae
Common mallow
Malva neglecta
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Malva
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Common names
By language (36)
- Arabic
- خبازة مهملة
- Armenian
- Փիփերթ կլորատերև
- arz
- خبازه مهمله
- Azerbaijani
- Alaq əməköməci
- bar
- Kaspappele
- Bulgarian
- Незабележим слез
- Chinese
- 圓葉錦葵, 矮锦葵, 圆叶锦葵, 长瓣圆叶锦葵
- csb
- Kukuczczi chléb
- Czech
- Sléz přehlížený
- Danish
- Rundbladet Katost
- Dutch
- Klein kaasjeskruid
- English
- Common mallow, Cheeseweed, Dwarf mallow
- Estonian
- Harilik kassinaeris
- Finnish
- Katinjuustomalva
- French
- Mauve à feuilles rondes
- frr
- Sees
- German
- Weg-Malve, Wegmalve
- hsb
- Drobny šlěz, Drobny šlez, Sydrješki
- Hungarian
- Papsajtmályva
- Korean
- 난쟁이아욱
- Latvian
- Novārta malva
- Lithuanian
- Paprastoji dedešva
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുപരത്തി, Common Mallow, കാട്ടുപൂവരശ്, വൃശ്ചികപ്പൂവ്
- mwl
- Malbas
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Småkattost
- Persian
- پنیرک معمولی
- Polish
- Ślaz zaniedbany
- Portuguese
- Malva-braca
- Russian
- Мальва незамеченная, Просвирник пренебрежённый
- Slovak
- Slez nebadaný
- Slovenian
- Navadni slezenovec
- Spanish
- Alboeza, Galletas, Malvilla, Marva, Panecicos, Rosquillas
- Swedish
- Skär kattost
- Turkish
- Küçük ebegümeci
- Ukrainian
- Калачики непомітні, Калачики непомічені
- Welsh
- Corhocysen
Synonyms
- Malva fruticans Dorn. ex Rchb.
- Malva orbiculata Pomel
- Malva rotundifolia var. crispa Wimm. & Grab.
- Malva rotundifolia var. intermedia Ball
- Malva rotundifolia var. perennans Post
- Malva salvitellensis Briganti
- Malva vulgaris Fr.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to October (from 2,706 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Allen Browne, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cam Fox, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: carol, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: cwwood, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.