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Small Whorled Cheeseweed - Malva parviflora
Other Names:
Cheeseweed Mallow, Egyptian Mallow, Small-flowered Mallow
General Description
Puberulent annual or biennial. Stems mostly ascending, 10–70 cm. Leaf blades 1–5 cm long, cordate-orbicular, shallowly 5- to 7-lobed with crenate margins. Flowers whitish; petals 3–4 mm long with a glabrous claw; calyx barely shorter than the petals. Schizocarp 4–7 mm across, the sections puberulent and reticulate on the outside margin (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Range Comments
Scattered widely across in North America.
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 8
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.- Rosgaard, A.I., Jr. 1981. Ecology of the mule deer associated with the Brackett Creek winter range in the Bridger Mountains, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 76 p.
- Seipel, T.F. 2006. Plant species diversity in the sagebrush steppe of Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 87 p.
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