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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