Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia
Common Mallow
(Malva neglecta)
annual to short-lived perennial with prostrate to semi-erect stems, 10
to 60 cm long; long-stalked rounded leaves with heart-shaped base and 5
to 7 broad shallow-toothed lobes; white to pale lilac flowers; seeds in
round, flat button-like disk of 12 to 15 smooth nutlets
similar to round-leaved mallow (Malva pusilla) which has
roughened ridges on nutlets
