PLANTS Profile for Malvastrum americanum (Indian Valley false mallow)

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PLANTS Profile

Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.
Indian Valley false mallow

Symbol:

MAAM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Malvaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.

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Synonyms:
Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.

	MAAM7	Malva americana L.
	MASP6	Malva spicata auct. non L.
	MASP7	Malvastrum spicatum auct. non (L.) A. Gray

Distribution:
Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.


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USA (AL, FL, HI, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.

View 49 genera in Malvaceae, 7 species in Malvastrum

Classification:
Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.

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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	Malvastrum A. Gray – false mallow
Species	Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr. – Indian Valley false mallow

Introduced Information:
Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.

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:
Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21704.

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 03:21 PM MDT