Family |
Malvaceae
Malva neglecta
Wallr.
Malva neglecta Wallr.
≡ M. rotundifolia L. pro parte
(First published in Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 140; 1824. Treated in Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 2, p. 515; 1969)
Description
Life-form & habit: Prostrate to ascending annual or biennial; stems usually diffuse, 30–60 cm, more or less hairy or glabrescent.
Leaves: Cordate-orbicular, shallowly lobed, crenate, pubescent.
Inflorescence & flowers: Peduncles deflexed after anthesis; calyculus with acute, linear bracteoles; calyx lobes triangular, acute, accrescent. Petals emarginate, twice as long as the calyx.
Fruit: Mericarps not wrinkled, margins sharp, entire, often tomentose.
Flowering and habitat
Phenology: Flowers March–September or later.
Habitat & elevation: Path edges, gardens, disturbed ground.
Distribution
Lebanese distribution: Nahr el-Kelb, Qrayé, Boqaïta, Qannoubine, Dimane, Bcharré, Bazoun, Tannourine, Bân, Ta‘naïl, Beqa‘a, Zahlé.
Syrian distribution: Baalbeck, ‘Aïn Bourdaï; Jabal Gharbi between ÇHaïfé and Ma‘loula; Jabal Chekif; Ghouta and Jabal Qasyoun (Damascus); Hammé.
Native range (POWO): Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Austria; Baltic States; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Canary Islands; Corsica; Central European Russia; Czech Republic; Denmark; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iran; Ireland; Italy; Kazakhstan; Kosovo; Kyrgyzstan; Lebanon; Moldova; Morocco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Caucasus; North Macedonia; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Sardinia; Serbia; Sicily; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Turkey; Ukraine.
Introduced: Widely naturalised beyond its native range, including USA, Canada, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and other regions.