Malva pusilla Sm.

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Malva pusilla Smith
Malvaceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) November 2004
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY Eddie Albert Gardens
area, Dodd’s Park between Parkland College and Mattis
Avenue, Champaign. At west bank of drainage - creek
near water company fenceline. Compost pile.
Weedy area, with Amaranthus, Chenopodium cf.
album, Conium maculatum, Glechoma hederacea,
Polygonum spp., Rumex crispus, Solanum ptycanthum,
Digitaria sanguinalis. Flowers (petals) pale
pinkish-white [nearly translucent] with darker
pink-purple tips, only slightly longer than calyx, petals
erect. Very local herb with large taproot, stems trailing.
Steven R. Hill 36202 07 November 2004
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