Malvella
| Malvella | |
|---|---|
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| Malvella leprosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Malveae |
| Genus: | Malvella Jaub. & Spach |
| Species | |
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Four; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Disella Greene | |
Malvella is a small genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. There are four species, one native to the Mediterranean, and three native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. The plants were formerly classified in genus Sida.[2]
Description
[edit]These are generally perennial herbs, sometimes annual, growing in a prostrate or decumbent form. They are coated with star-shaped or scaly hairs. The silvery-haired leaves have asymmetrical blades. Flowers grow singly in the leaf axils. They are whitish or yellow, fading pink. The fruit is a capsule with 7 to 10 segments that do not break apart.[3]
Species
[edit]Four species are accepted.[1][4]
- Malvella lepidota (A.Gray) Fryxell – scurfy mallow
- Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov. – alkali mallow
- Malvella sagittifolia (A.Gray) Fryxell – arrowleaf mallow
- Malvella sherardiana (L.) Jaub. & Spach
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Malvella Jaub. & Spach". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ↑ Hinsley, S. R. The Malvella page. Malvaceae.info.
- ↑ Malvella. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
- ↑ Malvella. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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