Weedwatch 6: dwarf mallow
Weedwatch 6: dwarf mallow
8th September 2020
Dwarf mallow (Malva neglecta) is sometimes called common mallow; it's an edible annual weed of cultivated ground, particularly common on dry soils, and it reaches about 60cm with pinkish lilac veined flowers. It forms a deep taproot, but it spreads by seed.