© Gordon Neish (Photo ID #19208)
General:
Annual or biennial herb from a taproot; stems decumbent to ascending, branched, hairy, the hairs star-shaped, 20-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves absent; stem leaves alternate, blades 1.5-4 cm long, heart- to kidney-shaped, inconspicuously 5-lobed, toothed, with stalks much longer than the blades.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of many flowers in axillary clusters or subterminal panicles; petals 5, pale blue-lavender to almost white, 8-12 mm long, 2-4 times as long as the calyces; calyces 4-6 mm long, shallowly lobed, the bractlets linear.
Fruits:
Carpels, numerous in flat disks, rounded, glabrous on the back (minutely short-hairy); seeds 1.
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
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Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
540 | 540 | 540 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Aspect (degrees) |
0 | ||
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 5 | 5 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
IDF(1) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Malva rotundifolia auct. non L.
KEY TO MALVACEAE
1. Stigmas extending full length on the inner surfaces of the style branches.
2. Calyces with basal bractlets; carpels beakless ....................Malva 1. Stigmas terminal and head-like.
3. Leaves heart-shaped and toothed; petals yellow...............Abutilon
4. Petals usually more than 2 cm long; leaves 4-15 cm long; carpels glabrous on the sides, opening the full length at maturity.........................Iliamna KEY TO MALVA
1. Upper stem leaves dissected into linear segments; petals 2-3 cm long .................... M. moschata
2. Petals 1.5-2.5 cm long; calyx bracteoles egg-shaped or oblong ......................... M. sylvestris
3. Carpels rounded and glabrous (except for the short hairs) on the backs; petals 2-4 times as long as the calyces ....................M. neglecta
4. Petal claws glabrous; carpels with narrowly winged, minutely toothed angles; calyces papery and greatly enlarged in fruit........... M. parviflora Source: Illustrated Flora of British Columbia |