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Malvaceae

Malva occidentalis (S.Watson) M.F.Ray

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malva

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Malva occidentalis: Malva occidentalis in the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, California
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Arabic
خبازة غربية

Synonyms

  • Althaea insularis (S.Watson) Kuntze
  • Althaea occidentalis (S.Watson) Kuntze
  • Lavatera insularis S.Watson
  • Lavatera occidentalis S.Watson
  • Saviniona insularis (S.Watson) Greene
  • Saviniona occidentalis (S.Watson) Greene

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.