Roundleaf Mallow

Malva rotundifolia L.

Malvaceae (Mallow Family)

 

▲seedlings

▲▼mature plants

▲▼ flowers

▲fruit

·         Roundleaf Mallow:

o   Has similar leaves and growth habit to common mallow, but flowers  have shorter petals (less than 2x the length of the sepals) and fruit is smoother and rounder in shape than common mallow

o  Little Mallow is very similar leaves to roundleaf mallow, but has slightly different fruit (shorter wings, and ridges on back side)