Malva
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Malva is a genus of plants commonly known as mallows, with Malva sylvestris (shown above) being a widely recognized species sometimes called cheeseweed. These plants have been used traditionally and grow in various regions around the world, including Iran, making them botanically and culturally significant plants worth knowing about.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
European Firebug
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
Observations97,387
Groupinsecta
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- flowering plant
- Parent taxon
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Uses
- Ornamental plant
- Food
- Medical use
- Cultivation
- History
- Species
- References
- External links
thumb|right|190px|Malva sylvestris alt=Cheeseweed, Behbahan|thumb|Cheeseweed, Behbahan, Iran
Malva is a genus of herbaceous or woody, annual, biennial, and perennial plants in the family Malvaceae. It is one of several closely related genera in the family to bear the common English name mallow. The genus is widespread throughout the temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Europe.