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Taxon

Malva sylvestris L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 689. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. Bettolle, near Hotel Forum. 14 May 02. 002.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. Bettolle, near Hotel Forum. 14 May 02. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. Bettolle, near Hotel Forum. 14 May 02.  001.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. Bettolle, near Hotel Forum. 14 May 02. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. Hwy A1, rest stop near Orvieto. 17 May 02. 004.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. Hwy A1, rest stop near Orvieto. 17 May 02. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. Hwy A1, rest stop near Orvieto. 17 May 02. 003.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. Hwy A1, rest stop near Orvieto. 17 May 02. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. On Hwy A1, rest stop near Orvieto. 17 May 02. 001.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. On Hwy A1, rest stop near Orvieto. 17 May 02. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. Hwy A1, rest stop near Orvieto. 17 May 02. 026.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Italy. Tuscany. Hwy A1, rest stop near Orvieto. 17 May 02. 026.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 005.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 006.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 003.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 002.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 001.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 004.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Chania. Seafront. 23 May 05. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05.  105.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 105.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 108.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 108.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 091.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 091.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05.  090.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 090.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 092.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 092.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05.  100.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 100.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05.  099.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 099.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 107.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 107.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05.  096.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 096.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05.  093.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 093.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05.  097.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 097.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 109.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 109.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05.  094.jpg

Malva sylvestris--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Aptera. 23 May 05. 094.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Native to 62 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into 100 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Northern America, Southern America, and Other regions (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 24, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Apokoronos)

35.4275, 24.189167

Location Remarks

Roadside near Douliana, ca. 20 km east of Chania.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 23, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Chania)

35.589972, 24.146722

Location Remarks

Akrotiri Peninsula. Trail to Gouvernetos Monastery.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 17, 2002

Location

Italy, Tuscany (Monticiano)

43.128056, 11.264167

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Basso Merse

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 14, 2002

Location

Italy, Tuscany (Monticiano)

43.128056, 11.264167

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Basso Merse

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Malva

Specific Epithet

sylvestris

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#291,781 of 335,497

Top 87%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →