Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Musk mallow's light-purple blooms - KajaHiis/Shutterstock At first glance, musk mallow (Malva moschata) seems like a highly ...

The mallow plant family (Malvaceae) is easy to identify. The flowers have five separate petals. The distinguishing characteristic of the flower is the central column of united reproductive parts ...

Common mallow (Malva neglecta) can function as an annual, biennial or as a perennial depending on growing conditions. It invades roadsides, pastures, lawns, landscaping and other disturbed sites.

Driving by Luten Avenue along Hylan Boulevard at this time of the year brings back memories of my childhood when I view the wetlands full of the pink and white flowers of the swamp mallow plant. In ...