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dwarf mallow
Malvaceae

dwarf mallow

Malva neglecta Wallr.

Malva neglecta Wallr., or dwarf mallow, is a downy herb with detailed leaf traits, life stages, and native Palearctic distribution.

bull mallow
Malvaceae

bull mallow

Malva nicaeensis All.

Malva nicaeensis is an edible annual or biennial herb, widely collected for food in the Levant and Israel.

cheeseweed mallow
Malvaceae

cheeseweed mallow

Malva parviflora L.

Malva parviflora L. is an edible, widely naturalized plant with documented traditional medicinal uses.

Small Mallow
Malvaceae

Small Mallow

Malva pusilla Sm.

This is an edible and medicinal flowering plant species, native to Eurasia and invasive to North America, Europe and Korea.

Sea Mallow
Malvaceae

Sea Mallow

Malva subovata (DC.) Molero & J.M.Monts.

Malva subovata (tree mallow) is a Mediterranean native flowering plant in Malvaceae that gained an RHS garden award.

Common Mallow
Malvaceae

Common Mallow

Malva sylvestris L.

Malva sylvestris L. (common mallow) is a mallow species grown ornamentally, used for food, medicine, dye, and more.

Eastern Tree-mallow
Malvaceae

Eastern Tree-mallow

Malva thuringiaca (L.) Vis.

Malva thuringiaca, garden tree-mallow, is a herbaceous perennial flowering mallow native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia.

Royal Mallow
Malvaceae

Royal Mallow

Malva trimestris (L.) Salisb.

Malva trimestris is an annual Mediterranean flowering plant widely cultivated for gardens, with two awarded cultivars.

Whorled Mallow
Malvaceae

Whorled Mallow

Malva verticillata L.

Malva verticillata is an Asian mallow species, historically used as a vegetable, now invasive in Europe and grown ornamentally.

three-lobe false mallow
Malvaceae

three-lobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke

Threelobe false mallow (Malvastrum coromandelianum) is a herb or shrub native to the Americas, introduced globally.

Turk's cap
Malvaceae

Turk's cap

Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.

Malvaviscus arboreus is a hibiscus family flowering plant native to the Americas, popular in humminggardens.

Sleeping Hibiscus
Malvaceae

Sleeping Hibiscus

Malvaviscus penduliflorus Moc. & Sessé ex DC.

Malvaviscus penduliflorus is a perennial shrub with red hanging flowers, widely cultivated across tropical regions globally.

alkali mallow
Malvaceae

alkali mallow

Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.

Malvella leprosa, commonly alkali mallow/alkali sida, is a mallow species that is often a noxious invasive weed in many regions.

Mammillaria albilanata Backeb.
Cactaceae

Mammillaria albilanata Backeb.

Mammillaria albilanata Backeb.

Mammillaria albilanata is an endemic Mexican cactus species split into four geographically separated subspecies.

Mammillaria carnea Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
Cactaceae

Mammillaria carnea Zucc. ex Pfeiff.

Mammillaria carnea Zucc. ex Pfeiff.

Mammillaria carnea is a spherical-to-cylindrical cactus native to deciduous forests of three Mexican states.

Mammillaria haageana Pfeiff.
Cactaceae

Mammillaria haageana Pfeiff.

Mammillaria haageana Pfeiff.

Mammillaria haageana Pfeiff. is a common, widespread Cacteae cactus species native to much of Mexico.

little nipple cactus
Cactaceae

little nipple cactus

Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf.

Mammillaria heyderi, the Little Nipple cactus, is a small drought-resistant pincushion cactus endemic to parts of Mexico and the southwestern US.

Lace-spine Nipple Cactus
Cactaceae

Lace-spine Nipple Cactus

Mammillaria lasiacantha Engelm.

Mammillaria lasiacantha is a wide-ranging cactus species native to desert regions of Mexico and the southwestern United States.

Mexican pincushion cactus
Cactaceae

Mexican pincushion cactus

Mammillaria magnimamma Haw.

Mammillaria magnimamma is a perennial globose cactus from central Mexico popular in cultivation.

Silver Cluster Cactus
Cactaceae

Silver Cluster Cactus

Mammillaria prolifera (Mill.) Haw.

Mammillaria prolifera is a variable small cactus native to North America and the Caribbean, commonly grown in cultivation.

Rainbow Pincushion
Cactaceae

Rainbow Pincushion

Mammillaria rhodantha Link & Otto

Mammillaria rhodantha, the rainbow pincushion, is a small frost-tolerant clumping or solitary cactus with long-blooming pink to purple flowers.

Mammillaria senilis Lodd. ex Salm-Dyck
Cactaceae

Mammillaria senilis Lodd. ex Salm-Dyck

Mammillaria senilis Lodd. ex Salm-Dyck

Mammillaria senilis is a clumping cactus that grows up to 8 inches tall and bears large red 5.5–6 cm diameter flowers.

Mammillaria uncinata Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
Cactaceae

Mammillaria uncinata Zucc. ex Pfeiff.

Mammillaria uncinata Zucc. ex Pfeiff.

Mammillaria uncinata is a small globular cactus native to multiple Mexican states at 1500–2800 m elevation.

Mediterranean mandrake
Solanaceae

Mediterranean mandrake

Mandragora officinarum L.

Mandragora officinarum L. is a variable toxic Mediterranean perennial herb with a long history of problematic medicinal use.

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