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Common Mallow

Malva sylvestris

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Description:

A robust perennial. Its pretty pink-purple flowers have five widely notched, dark veined petals which are well separated at their base. The leaves are rounded at the base of the plant but the palmate stem leaves have five toothed lobes.

Habitat:

Grows in disturbed areas.

Notes:

Maltese name: Hobbejza Komuni

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Flora of the Maltese Islands
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PublishedApril 30, 2013

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