Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Malva neglecta Wallroth
(Cheeseweed, Dwarf Cheeseweed)


Family: Malvaceae

Status: Exotic

Synonyms:
Malva rotundifolia of NM authors

Malva neglecta is a small weedy plant of yards and roadsides. The leaves are round and crenate-lobed. The flowers are small and white marked with purple.
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Malva neglecta, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, May 19, 2007



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