Malva neglecta Wallr. - syn.Malva rotundifolia auct. - Malvaceae
common mallow, dwarf mallow, roundleaf mallow, Weg-Malve, Kleine Käsepappel

Annual herb, up to 50cm high, native to Eurasia, North Africa, naturalized in Northern America; flowers pink or white, petals 5-12mm long, sepals 3-6mm.

The dried leaves are used in folk medicine like that of Malva sylvestris as emulcent to treat inflamed mucous membranes.

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Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora, vol.2, t.234 (1922-1926)
http://plantgenera.org/species.php?id_species=637832

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Malva neglecza
© Rolf Marschner (2018), www.botanische-spaziergaenge.at