Globe Mallow

The flowers are 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) across and have 5 fan-shaped, cupped petals and yellow to pink anthers. The flowers come in a wide variety of cultivated colors that have become naturalized here. The variable leaves have ruffled, scalloped edges and are tri-lobed, dull green in color, and 2 inches (5 cm) long. The leaves are covered in tiny hairs that can cause eye irritation if they are rubbed off and become airborne. The plants form large, rounded mounds of numerous stems.