Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Bayer Code : malne
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Malva rotundifolia auct. plur. non L.
Classification: Malvaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: dwarf mallow
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Käsepappel ; ES : malva ; FR : mauve à feuilles rondes ; IT : malva domestica ; PT : malva-redonda ; EN : dwarf mallow ; NL : klein kaasjeskruid ;
Biological type: Annual, Biennial
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- Cotyledons cordate at the base.
- Leaves entire, rounded, with distant teeth.
- Height: 20-60 cm.
- Stem: sparsely haired, decumbent or ascending.
- Leaves lobed, crenate. Blade more or less divided in 5-7 lobes and long-stalked.
- Flowers white or lilac, numerous, axillary, on peduncles up to 10 mm when ripe. Petals slightly darker along the vein, with dense bearded claws, deeply notched.
- Fruit ripe in disk, separating in mericarps ; carpels smooth or slightly wrinkled, rounded border slightly grooved on the back.
- Risk of confusion with Malva sylvestris L. and at the seedling stage, when cotyledons are missing, with the species of Geranium .
- Biological type: annual or biennial.
Mistake with: Malva sylvestris , Geranium
Ecological profile (click on flags):
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Rare
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Rare
