Malva Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Malva is a plant genus in the Malvaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 27 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Malva species
Egyptian Mallow
Malva aegyptia
Karim HaddadCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Cut-leaved Mallow
Malva alcea
Николай СоболевCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Tree Mallow
Malva arborea
avocatCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Tree Mallow
Malva assurgentiflora
Casey H. RichartCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Canary Island Mallow
Malva canariensis
John LydenCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Cretan Mallow
Malva cretica
Eleftherios KatsillisCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Spanish Mallow
Malva hispanica
zebedeugalinhaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Ludwig's mallow
Malva ludwigii
Chase MatheyCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Musk mallow
Malva moschata
gonodactylusCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Many-flowered mallow
Malva multiflora
John LydenCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Nicean mallow
Malva nicaeensis
Joe Potter ButlerCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Dotted Mallow
Malva punctata
Kenta NakahashiCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Malva setigera
Dino BabićCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Common Mallow
Malva sylvestris
Dr. Sven GippnerCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Malva tournefortiana
no rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
Annual Mallow
Malva trimestris
zebedeugalinhaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Malva aegyptiaca
Malva unguiculata
Eleftherios KatsillisCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Whorled Mallow
Malva verticillata
Lesley Marrion-ColeCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
- Maple-leaved MallowMalva acerifoliaPlantoScan
Maple-leaved Mallow
Malva acerifolia
- Common MallowMalva neglectaPlantoScan
Common Mallow
Malva neglecta
- Tree MallowMalva olbiaPlantoScan
Tree Mallow
Malva olbia
- Smallflower MallowMalva parvifloraPlantoScan
Smallflower Mallow
Malva parviflora
- Malva phoeniceaMalva phoeniceaPlantoScan
Malva phoenicea
- Australian MallowMalva preissianaPlantoScan
Australian Mallow
Malva preissiana
- Small MallowMalva pusillaPlantoScan
Small Mallow
Malva pusilla
- Malva subovataMalva subovataPlantoScan
Malva subovata
- Thuringian MallowMalva thuringiacaPlantoScan
Thuringian Mallow
Malva thuringiaca
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