Malva neglecta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Malva |
| Species: | M. neglecta
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Malva neglecta is an annual growing to 0.6 m (2 ft). It is known as common mallow in the United States and also as buttonweed, cheeseplant, cheeseweed, dwarf mallow, and roundleaf mallow.[2] This plant is often consumed as a food, with its leaves, stalks and seed all being considered edible.[3][4][5] This is especially true of the seeds, which contain 21% protein and 15.2% fat.[6]
Distribution
- Native
- Palearctic:
- Macaronesia: Canary Islands
- Northern Africa: Algeria, Morocco
- Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia
- Western Asia: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Sinai, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Turkey
- Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
- Soviet Middle Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- Mongolia: Mongolia
- China: Xinjiang
- Indian Subcontinent: India, Pakistan
- Northern Europe: Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
- Middle Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland
- Southeastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Sardinia, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania,
- Southwestern Europe: France, Portugal, Spain
Source:[1]
Uses
Leaves and young seeds can be eaten raw or cooked. Mature seeds should be cooked like rice or grains.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Malva neglecta". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Malva neglecta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- ^ Facciola S. Cornucopia – A Source Book of Edible Plants. Vista, Ca. Kampong Publications, 1990. 677 p.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Wild Living with Sunny: Episode 16 - Mallow Plant S'mores. YouTube.
- ^ "Malva neglecta Dwarf Mallow, Common mallow PFAF Plant Database".
- ^ Duke JA. CRC Handbook of Proximate Analysis Tables of Higher Plants. Boca Raton, Fl. CRC Press, 1986. 389 p.
- ^ Nyerges, Christopher (2017). Foraging Washington: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods. Guilford, CT: Falcon Guides. ISBN 978-1-4930-2534-3. OCLC 965922681.
External links
Media related to Malva neglecta at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Malva neglecta at Wikispecies- UniProt. "Species Malva neglecta (Common mallow)". Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Malva neglecta". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- "Malva neglecta". Plants for a Future.
- Calflora. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database.Error: Taxon name (parameter 1) is required when using {{Calflora}}
- Malva neglecta in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, BerkeleyError: "Q153343" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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