Malva pusillaSm.

low mallow

WFO wfo-0000449525 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Malva pusilla, photographed by Екатерина Гущина
fig. a Екатерина Гущина, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-08 / obs. 195912829
Malva pusilla, photographed by Екатерина Гущина
fig. b Екатерина Гущина, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 195918760
Malva pusilla, photographed by Olena V. Vakarenko
fig. c Olena V. Vakarenko, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 169604320
Malva pusilla, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. d Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 166826977
Malva pusilla, photographed by Margarita Dorofeeva
fig. e Margarita Dorofeeva, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 166585541
Malva pusilla, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. f Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 166090381
Malva pusilla, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. g Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 165161058
Malva pusilla, photographed by Станислав Чуванов
fig. h Станислав Чуванов, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 163066231

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Native range 51 botanical countries

Regions where Malva pusilla is native: Azores, Chad, Afghanistan, Altay, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Sweden, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine ChadAfghanistanAltayChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastEast Aegean Is.IranIraqIrkutskKazakhstanKirgizstanKrasnoyarskLebanon-SyriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusTadzhikistanTibetTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKrymNetherlandsNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandRomaniaSouth European RussiaSwedenTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Azores
Native distribution of Malva pusilla, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Austria AUT EUROPE
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Romania ROM
South European Russia RUS
Sweden SWE
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
East Aegean Is. EAI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Irkutsk IRK
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Tadzhikistan TZK
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Azores AZO AFRICA
Chad CHA

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 17 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Althaea borealis (Wallman) Alef.
  • Malva borealis Wallm.
  • Malva bracteata Rchb.
  • Malva crenata Kit.
  • Malva henningii Goldb.
  • Malva humifusa J.Henning
  • Malva lignescens Iljin
  • Malva minor Garsault
  • Malva obtusa Torr. & A.Gray
  • Malva parviflora Huds.
  • Malva pseudoborealis Schur
  • Malva repens Gueldenst.
  • Malva rotundifolia L.
  • Malva rotundifolia var. grandior Wahlenb.
  • Malva rotundifolia var. henningii (Goldb.) Trevir.
  • Malva rotundifolia var. leiocarpa H.Lindb.
  • Malva rotundifolia var. pusilla (Sm.) Gray

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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