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Malvaceae

Wright's false mallow

Malvastrum aurantiacum Walp.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malvastrum

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Common names

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English
Wright's false mallow

Synonyms

  • Malva aurantiaca Scheele
  • Malvastrum wrightii A.Gray
  • Malveopsis aurantiaca (Scheele) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: 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.