Malvaceae
Cheeseweed mallow
Malva parviflora
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Malva
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- خبازة صغيرة الأزهار, خبيزة
- arz
- خبازه صغيرة الازهار
- Bangla
- নাপা শাক, নাপা, লাফা শাক
- Chinese
- 小花錦葵, 小叶锦葵
- Czech
- Sléz malokvětý
- Dutch
- Kleinbloemig kaasjeskruid
- English
- Cheeseweed mallow, Least mallow
- Estonian
- Egiptuse kassinaeris
- Finnish
- Myllymalva
- French
- Mauve à petites fleurs
- Hebrew
- חלמית קטנת-פרחים
- Japanese
- ウサギアオイ
- Persian
- پنیرک گلریز
- Polish
- Ślaz drobnokwiatowy
- Quechua
- Urqu rup'u
- shi
- Tibi
- Swedish
- Kvarnkattost
- Welsh
- Hocysen fach
Synonyms
- Althaea parviflora (L.) Alef.
- Malva rotundifolia subsp. parviflora (L.) Ball
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 2,313 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jesse Rorabaugh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: James K. Douch, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.