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Musk Mallow
Malva moschata		  
Family Mallow (Malvaceae)
Bloom Summer
Habitat Meadows, Roadsides
Status Non-Native 
Cycle Perennial
Height 1-3 feet
Flower Flowers are large, pink or white showy flowers.  They have 5 petals, notched at the tips with a central core of bushy pink stamens.
Leaf Leaves are palmately compound with 5 lobes deeply cut almost to the mid-rib.  Each lobe is also deeply cut.
Notes Stems are erect and hairy.

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