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Small Whorled Cheeseweed - Malva parviflora
Other Names:  Cheeseweed Mallow, Egyptian Mallow, Small-flowered Mallow

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Non-native Species

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


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General Description
Puberulent annual or biennial. Stems mostly ascending, 10–70 cm. Leaf blades 1–5 cm long, cordate-orbicular, shallowly 5- to 7-lobed with crenate margins. Flowers whitish; petals 3–4 mm long with a glabrous claw; calyx barely shorter than the petals. Schizocarp 4–7 mm across, the sections puberulent and reticulate on the outside margin (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments
Scattered widely across in North America.

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 8

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Citation for data on this website:
Small Whorled Cheeseweed — Malva parviflora.  Montana Field Guide.  .  Retrieved on , from