Malva sylvestris L.

English: High Mallow, Large-flowered Mallow

German: Wilde Malve

Portuguese: Malva Grande

Spanish: Malva Major

Kingdom: Plantae (2595)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)

      Order: Malvales (77)

        Family: Malvaceae (59)(family description)

          Genus: Malva (5)

            Epithet: sylvestris L. (5)

Synonym: Malva mauritiana L.

mauritiana => refers to ancient Mauritania

sylvestris => wild not cultivated, growing in woods and forests

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: purple, violet

Check for Malva sylvestris at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [425] Malva sylvestris (section Malva, in part) - The Malva Pages
• [601] Malva sylvestris - Plants For A Future database

• [7] Lüpnitz, D. (1984): Pflanzen am Mittelmeer. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, München, Germany.
• [4] Parham, B.E.V. and Healy, A.J. (1985): Common weeds in New Zealand. Hasselberg, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand.