Malva unnoticed , or neglected mallow ( lat. Malva neglecta ) - a species of plants of the genus Malva ( Malva ) of the family Malva ( Malvaceae ).
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Malva neglecta Wallr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution
It grows in Eurasia in areas of subtropical and temperate climate. An invasive species in North America . Prefers soils rich in nitrogenous substances. It grows on pastures and among rare shrubs, along roads, in gardens and kitchen gardens.
Botanical Description
Annual plant 10-40 cm tall, sometimes covered with hairs. The stalk is erect or rising, branched.
The leaves are long-leaved, rounded, partially 5-7 lobed, serrate. Unpurified from above, from below with hairs and glands. Stipules ovate.
Flowers develop in the axils of the leaves. Corolla 2 times longer than calyx, pink-white, petals slightly notched. It blooms from May to September.
The fruit is a disk-shaped box, 6-7 mm in diameter, with a short column.
Economic Significance and Application
A medicinal plant used in folk medicine for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract and gastric diseases.
Classification
Taxonomy
| 10 more families (according to APG II System ) | about 25 more species | ||||||||||||
| order | clan Malva | ||||||||||||
| Department of Flowering, or Angiosperms | family of malvaceae | view of malva undetected | |||||||||||
| another 44 order flowering plants ( APG II System ) | about 205 more births | ||||||||||||
Literature
- Randushka D., Shomshak L., Gaberova I. Color atlas of plants. - Bratislava: Overview, 1990 .-- 416 p. - ISBN 80-215-0068-9
Notes
- β For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .