Taxon:  Malva neglecta Wallr.



Summary
Genus:
Malva
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Malvoideae
Tribe:
Malveae
Nomen number:
23305
Place of publication:
Syll. Pl. Nov. 1:140.  1824
Verified:
05/23/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (3  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Invalid Designation(s)
Malva rotundifolia auct.
Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  5. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Malva rotundifolia L.
  7. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. 1968-1974. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables 62.1.
  8. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
  9. Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 172-173.
  10. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  11. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1539.
  12. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  13. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  14. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  15. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
  16. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  17. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. Note: = Malva rotundifolia L.
  18. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  19. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  20. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  21. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  22. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  23. Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. A California flora.
  24. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  25. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  26. Savulescu, T. et al., eds; E. J. Nyárády et al., comp. 1952-1976. Flora republicii populare romine.
  27. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  28. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
  29. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  30. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcommon mallow  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishdwarf mallow  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English (Canada)common mallow Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 172-173.
French (Canada)mauve négligée Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 172-173.
GermanKäsepappel  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1539.
GermanWeg-Malve  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1539.
Swedishskär kattost  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. Note: = Malva rotundifolia L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina w. & n.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Malva rotundifolia L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n. 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymEuro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. SardiniaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere in temperate regions 
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Morocco
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • CHINA: China (w. & n.)
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.), Pakistan
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere in temperate regions)

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Malva rotundifolia L.
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. Note: = Malva rotundifolia L.
  6. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  7. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  8. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  9. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  10. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:251.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Human foodvegetable Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Weedseed contaminantpotentialCIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. 1968-1974. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables 62.1.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23305. Accessed 14 April 2026.