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Malva alcea L.
vervain mallow

       
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Line Drawing of Malva alcea L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 516. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Malva alcea L.

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Distribution:
Malva alcea L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CT, IN, MA, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Malva alcea L.

View 49 genera in Malvaceae, 10 species in Malva
 

Classification:
Malva alcea L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae – Mallow family
Genus Malva L. – mallow
Species Malva alcea L. – vervain mallow
 

Introduced Information:
Malva alcea L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Malva alcea L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21833.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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