Malvaceae
Hispid false mallow
Malvastrum hispidum
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Malvastrum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hispid false mallow
Synonyms
- Malva perpusilla Nutt. ex A.Gray
- Malvastrum angustum A.Gray
- Malveopsis hispida (Pursh) Kuntze
- Sida hispida Pursh
- Sidopsis hispida (Pursh) Rydb.
- Sphaeralcea angusta (A.Gray) Fernald
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Terri Koontz, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.