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Common Mallow
Malva neglecta		  
Family Mallow  (Malvaceae)
Bloom Summer, Fall
Habitat Sun, old fields, pastures, roadsides, farm yards
Status Non-Native
Cycle Annual/Biennial/Perennial
Height Up to 3' extends along the ground
Flower Flowers are white to pink, 5-parted, 1/2"-1" wide, petals 2 times as long as the sepals, 3 bracklets below; inflorescence a small cluster from the leaf axils;
Leaf Leaves are long stalked, round to kidney-shaped with 5-9 shallow lobes, rounded teeth, mostly with a heart-shaped base.
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