Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Bayer Code : malpa
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Malva microcarpa Desf. ex DC., Malva rotundifolia auct. plur. non L.
Classification: Malvaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: least mallow
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Kleinblütige Malve ; ES : malva de flor menuda ; FR : mauve à petites fleurs ; IT : malva selvatica ; PT : malva-pequena ; EN : least mallow ;
Biological type: Annual
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-Cotyledons ovate, cordate at base, sometimes restricted, glabrous and triveinate. Leaves entire, rounded, margin crenulate -serrate.
-Height : 20-50 cm.
-Stem glabrous or pubescent, ascending.
-Leaves softly hairy, rounded, cordate at base, crenate, frequently with 5-7 triangular lobes.
-Flowers pale blue-lilac, grouped 2-4 within axis of leaves. Petals (4-6 mm), pedicel generally less than 1 cm at maturity. sepals orbicular -triangular, greatly stretched after flowering, isolated and membranous, dry after fruitification. Bracteoles linear, lanceolate, free.
-Fruit disc shaped when ripe, contained in mericarps ; carpels glabrous, greatly wrinkled on dorsal face with very small wings.
- Risk of confusion with : Lavatera cretica , Malva neglecta , Malva sylvestris .
- Biological type : Annual.
Mistake with: Lavatera cretica , Malva neglecta , Malva sylvestris
Ecological profile (click on flags):
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