Malva sylvestris L.
Malva Sylvestris
A vigorous, herbaceous perennial plant with erect or decumbent branched stems. The leaves are alternate, simple but palmate, and covered with stellate hairs. It produces showy flowers of bright mauve-purple with dark veins, occurring in axillary clusters along the main stem. The plant grows up to 1.5 meters tall and is often found in meadows, hedgerows, and fallow fields.
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Malvales
Malvaceae
Malva
Malva sylvestris contains malvin, malonylmalvin, and the naphthoquinone malvone A. It also produces a phytoalexin known as malvone A, which helps the plant defend against pathogens.
The young leaves and shoots are edible raw or cooked. Traditionally used as a wild food plant in various regions, including the Mediterranean and Middle East. In traditional medicine, it has been used as a demulcent and emollient for internal and external applications. The plant is also known for its use as a natural yellow dye.
Summer
0.91-1.5 meters
Bright mauve-purple with dark veins
Meadows, hedgerows, fallow fields, waste and rough ground, by roads and railways throughout lowland England, Wales, Channel Islands, Siberia, North Africa, northeast and central Iran, eastern Australia, the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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