Flower ID: IMG_7397.JPG-07-04-2021 Flower name (scientific): Malva neglecta Wallroth PY: 1824. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) MAL-vuh ne-GLEK-tuh Flower name (common): Common Mallow Family name (common): Mallow Family name (scientific): Malvaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin for mallow, which comes from Old English with many different spellings, and from the ancient Greek μαλάχη (maláche) or from the Greek word μαλακός (malakos), meaning softness or soft to the touch, with reference to the emollient quality of a preparation from the leaves of the plant. Specific epithet: Latin for ignored or overlooked. Common name origin: Common for its widespread distribution in both native and introduced environments. The name mallow is from Old English with multiple spelling variations. Later in time used for various species in the genus Malva or in the family Malvaceae. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches (1.3 to 2.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white or pink Other: flower arrangement, Whorl Plant description: Size: 6 to 36 inches (15 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, reniform to orbiculate-cordate (FNA), orbicular to reniform (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual/Biennial Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, streambanks, pond margins, fields, sun or semi-shade, dry to mesic. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Malva pusilla (Round-leaved Mallow) has some rsemblance to Malva neglecta. Malva pusilla has flowers about about 6 mm wide and typically white, whereas Malva neglecta has white to light pink flowers with darker pink to purple lines present and is about 13 to 25 mm wide. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconin. The Cherokee used this plant to treat sores. The Iroquois utilized the plant as a medicine for a number of ailments that included treatment for swelling, and broken bones. The Mahuna and Navajo employed the plant as a remedy for some ailments (Moerman, p. 334, 1998). Latitude: 44.794973 Longitude: -91.502760 Altitude: 281.90 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed