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Dwarf Cheeseweed - Malva neglecta
Other Names:  Common Mallow

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Non-native Species

Global Rank: GNR
State Rank: SNA
C-value: 1


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General Description
Short-hairy annual or biennial. Stems prostrate to ascending, branched below, 20–50 cm. Leaf blades 2–5 cm long, cordate-orbicular, shallowly lobed. Flowers white to light blue; calyx 4–7 mm long, inflated in fruit; petals ca. 10 mm long with a pubescent claw. Schizocarp 4–7 mm across, the sections puberulent, not reticulate (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
Montana Range Range Descriptions

Non-native
 


Range Comments
Widespread across North America.

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 61

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Habitat
Disturbed pastures, barnyards, around buildings; plains, valleys (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Management


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