Musk-mallow - Malva moschata

Alternative names
Musk Mallow
Description

Medium to tall plant, the stem hairs often purple based. Leaves deeply and narrowly cut. Flowers 40 to 60 mm solitary and usually rose pink, only occasionally white.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Grassy places and scrub.

When to see it

July and August.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Throughout Britain, but scarcer in the north and north Wales.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 38 of the 617 tetrads.

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Species profile

Common names
Musk-mallow
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Malvaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
160
First record:
02/07/2006 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
13/09/2024 (Oli Dainton)

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