mallow

N temperate annual and perennial herb; palmately lobed or divided leaves; flowers with an epicalyx, calyx and five heart-shaped to deeply notched petals, rose, purple, or white, often with dark veins; stamens numerous, united into a central column; fruit a flat whorl of 1-seeded segments, resembling small cheeses. It is related to both cotton and hibiscus, with very similar flowers. (Genus: Malva, 40 species. Family: Malvaceae.)

Mallow is the common name of several closely related genera of plant in the family Malvaceae:

Abelmoschus Althaea – Marsh mallow Callirhoe – Poppy mallow Kosteletzkya – Seashore mallow Lavatera – Tree mallow or rose mallow Malacothamnus – Santa Cruz Island Bush-mallow Malva – Mallow Malvaviscus – Turk's cap mallow Sidalcea – Greek mallow Sphaeralcea – Globemallow

Plants of the genus Malva are herbaceous perennials;

Mallow may also refer to:

marshmallow, a sweet originally made from the marsh mallow the Malvi language of the Malwa region of India a Greek oracle founded by Amphilochus Mallow, County Cork, a place in southern Ireland Mallow (Super Mario RPG), a playable character in the game Super Mario RPG the NATO codename for the Soviet Beriev Be-10 jet-engined flying boat

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