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. The fruit is a small schizocarp. The leaves and fruiting calyx are pubescent.
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Malva neglecta, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, May 19, 2007



Malva neglecta, 1x macro pubescent calyx, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, December 26, 2008



Malva neglecta, 1x macro abaxial surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, December 26, 2008



Malva neglecta, 1x macro adaxial surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, December 26, 2008



Malva neglecta, 1x macro schizocarp, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, December 26, 2008



Malva neglecta, 3x macro seeds, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, December 26, 2008



Malva neglecta, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 22, 2009



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