Malva parviflora

Malva parviflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Malva
Species:
M. parviflora
Binomial name
Malva parviflora
Synonyms
List
  • Malva flexuosa Hornem.
  • Malva microcarpa Pers.
  • Malva microcalyx C.A.Mey.
  • Malva musiana Sennen
  • Malva mareotica Delile ex DC.
  • Malva coronata Pomel
  • Malva bivoniana C.Presl
  • Malva polycarpa Sennen
  • Malva trionoides DC.
  • Malva simpliciuscula Steud.
  • Althaea mareotica Alef.
  • Althaea microcarpa Alef.
  • Althaea parviflora Alef.
  • Malva heterocarpa Shuttlew.

Malva parviflora is an annual or perennial herb that is native to Northern Africa, Southern Europe, and Western and Central Asia and is widely naturalized elsewhere. Common names include cheeseweed, cheeseweed mallow, Egyptian mallow, least mallow, little mallow, mallow, marshmallow, small-flowered mallow, small-flowered marshmallow, and smallflower mallow. It is used in traditional medicine.