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| Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Stems: |
| 60-90 cm; pubescent to glabrescent |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Inflorescence: |
| Raceme, leafy, in fascicles, 1–4 flowers in leaf axils |
| Flowers: |
| pink, purple, petals, emarginated; 5, 3 or 7, darker veins, the veins often being forked towards their apices |
| Fruits / pods: |
| Schizocarp, segments 10-12, glabrous, reticulate; seeds brown |
| 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 |
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.
Bible resources:
- Job 6:6-7
Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?
I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill.
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