Malva L.
Sepals nearly as long or longer than the epicalyx
Sepals 6–16 mm long, Petals 12–22 mm long.
Petals 20 mm long or longer, lilac, pink or white. Leaves 20 cm long and 5-7-lobed, margins crenate or toothed, stellate hairy on both surfaces; petiole 10–15 mm long. Sepals enlarging and covering the fruit. Mericarps 12–15, dorsally reticulate. Fl. winter–summer (may be introduced to Sydney region from western NSW)n Native Hollyhock Malva australiana
Petals less than 18 mm long, bluish pink. Leaves broad-ovate, 3–10 mm long, sometimes to 20 mm; petiole up to 12 mm long. Sepals not inflated in the fruiting stage or only slightly so. Mericarps smooth or with a very few ridges with rounded angles between the dorsal and lateral faces. Weed of gardens and waste ground. Introd. from the Mediterranean. Fl. spring–summer Malva linnaei