| Scientific Name: | Malva neglecta |
| Common Name: | common mallow |
| Family Name: | Malvaceae |
| Origin: | Africa - northern, Central / west Asia, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant, Weed (horticultural) |
| Mature Size: | < 0.1m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading |
| Form: | Creeping / Mat-like |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Herb, Rock garden |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pubescent, Orbicular, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Flowers solitary, White, Pink, Apr-May-Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Schizocarp, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Invasive lawn weed; leaves alternate, rounded, 2-5(-8)cm wide, palmately veined, margin serrate, 5-7 lobes ; flowers about 1.5-2cm across with 5 slightly notched petals, pale pink to light lavender, often with darker purple veins. | |