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Common Mallow

Malva sylvestris
Also known as purple cloud mallow (EN)

Hardy perennial with pink-purple flowers whose young leaves, flowers and seed pods are edible, raw or cooked, and are mild and mucilaginous. It self-sows readily.

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Common mallow facts

Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

Crop cycle

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FAO EcoCrop

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Malva sylvestris L.

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Dilleniidae
Malvales
Malvaceae
Life form herb
Life span perennial
Habit erect

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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