Malvaceae

Malva punctata (All.) Alef.

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Malva

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Malva punctata (Malva punctata) — FlowerPhoto: Kenta Nakahashi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Arabic: لافترية منقطة

Synonyms

Althaea biennis (M.Bieb.) Kuntze
Althaea punctata (All.) Kuntze
Lavatera biennis M.Bieb.
Lavatera punctata All.
Olbia deflexa Moench

Flowers

In flower: April to July (from 47 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kenta Nakahashi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ametsak, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Peter Desmet, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabien Piednoir, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meteorquake, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabien Piednoir, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.