Malva L.

Mericarps and styles 6–12. Mericarp usually completely surrounding the seed Malva

Sepals nearly as long or longer than the epicalyx

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Sepals c.5 mm long, nearly as long as or just longer than epicalyx. Flowers in axillary clusters on short pedicels. Petals 5–12 mm long, pink to light purple or bluish twice as long as the sepals. Mericarps c. 10, reticulate. Mature calyx covering the fruit. Stem usually erect. Widespread. Common weed of waste ground. Introd. from the Mediterranean. Fl. spring–summer. Malva nicaeensis

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Sepals 6–16 mm long, Petals 12–22 mm long.