Malvaceae
Bull mallow
Malva nicaeensis
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Malva
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- خبازة نيسية
- arz
- خبازه نيسيه
- English
- Bull mallow
- Finnish
- Rivieranmalva
- Hebrew
- חלמית מצויה
- Persian
- پنیرک آسیای صغیر
- Polish
- Ślaz nicejski
- Slovenian
- Primorski slezenovec
- Swedish
- Franskmalva
- Welsh
- Hocysen Ffrainc
Synonyms
- Althaea nicaeensis (All.) Alef.
- Malva arvensis C.Presl
- Malva circinnata Viv.
- Malva cognata Steud.
- Malva excelsa C.Presl
- Malva nicaeensis var. liocarpa Reiche
- Malva nicaeensis var. littoralis Merino
- Malva setosa Moench
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Ariel Palmon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ariel Palmon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, 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.