Malva moschata L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Musk-mallow
🇫🇷 Mauve musquée

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Malvids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Malveae
Genus: Malva
Species: Malva moschata

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possile confusion with M. alcea L., 1753, whose flowers have broader epicalyx segments (≥ 2 mm), while those of M. moschata have narrower epicalyx segments (≤ 1.5 mm).

Photographs

img/malva-moschata.webp — *Malva moschata*

img/malva-moschata-2.webp — *Malva moschata*

img/malva-moschata-3.webp — *Malva moschata* - Leaves

img/malva-moschata-4.webp — *Malva moschata* - Cauline leaves

img/malva-moschata-5.webp — *Malva moschata* - Flower buds and blooming flower

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 832). Biotope.