Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Malva moschata
FAMILY
Malvaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Marsh Mallow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malva moschata
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Malva moschata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Malva moschata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-01-003:
Malva moschata FAMILY Malvaceae
COMMON NAME:
Marsh Mallow, Musk Mallow, Rose Mallow
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
)
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mamo2_001_lvd
)
JK Marlow jkm130906_924
September Washington County ME
Petals indented on the outer margin (as are all members of this genus), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
)
JK Marlow jkm130906_927
September Washington County ME
Leaves deeply divided, the segments themselves deeply pinnatifid, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
)
JK Marlow jkm130906_931
September Washington County ME
Calyx lobes triangular, enlarged and rugose on the back in fruit, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
)
JK Marlow jkm130906_933
September Washington County ME
)
JK Marlow jkm130906_962
September Washington County ME
)
JK Marlow jkm130906_965
September Washington County ME
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Malva moschata
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malva moschata
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Malva moschata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Malva moschata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-01-003:
Malva moschata
FAMILY
Malvaceae
912
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, barnyards, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White/Pink/Lavender
5 sepals united at base
5 petals united at base
Stamens united to form a staminal column surrounding ovary and styles
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p234
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p092
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p096
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".