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Malvaceae

Indian Valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malvastrum

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Indian Valley false mallow: Malvastrum americanum flowers
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
穗花赛葵, 穗花賽葵
English
Indian Valley false mallow, Bretonica peluda

Synonyms

  • Malope lutea Raf.
  • Malva americana L.
  • Malva astrolasia Zipp. ex Span.
  • Malva blumeana Steud.
  • Malva brachystachya F.Muell.
  • Malva curassavica Desr.
  • Malva fluminensis Vell.
  • Malva gangetica L.
  • Malva macrostachya C.Presl
  • Malva ovata Cav.
  • Malva polystachya Cav.
  • Malva spicata L.
  • Malva spicata var. ovata (Cav.) Hemsl.
  • Malva sublobata Desr.
  • Malva timoriensis DC.
  • Malva trachelifolia Link
  • Malvastrum americanum var. americanum
  • Malvastrum americanum var. stellatum S.R.Hill
  • Malvastrum macrostachyum (C.Presl) Hemsl.
  • Malvastrum spicatum A.Gray
  • Malvastrum trachelifolium Ulbr.
  • Malveopsis americana (L.) Kuntze
  • Malveopsis macrostachya (C.Presl) Kuntze
  • Malveopsis spicata Kuntze
  • Malveopsis spicata f. rubra Kuntze
  • Malveopsis spicata var. normalis Kuntze
  • Melochia spicata (L.) Fryxell
  • Sida betulifolia Schrank
  • Sphaeralcea americana (L.) Metz
  • Visenia spicata (L.) Colla

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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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.