Malva sylvestris, Wood Mallow,
חלמית גדולה ,خبيزة
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| | Scientific name: |
| Malva sylvestris L. |
| Common name: |
| Wood Mallow |
| Hebrew name: |
| חלמית גדולה |
| Arabic name: |
| خبيزة |
| Family: |
| Malvaceae, חלמיתיים |
Date Picture Taken: March 20, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Pink, purple |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana, Shrub-steppes, Desert |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Euro-Siberian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 20, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Malva, from the Greek word "malache", meaning "mallow" and "malakos", "soft, gentle,", referring to the abundant mucilage in certain species, which softens the skin.
sylvestris, pertaing to woods, growing wild.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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