What family does Malva cretica Cav. belong to?

Malva cretica Cav. (Malva cretica Cav.) belongs to the family Malvaceae, order Malvales, in the kingdom Plantae. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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Malva cretica Cav. is a plant in the Malvaceae family, order Malvales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Plantae

Malva cretica Cav.

Malva cretica Cav. is a flowering plant in the Malvaceae family native to parts of Southern Europe and the Mediterranean.

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Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Malva

Order

Malvales

Class

Magnoliopsida

About Malva cretica Cav.

Taxonomic Identity

Malva cretica Cav., commonly called Malva cretica, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Malvaceae family.

Native Distribution

It is native to Tunisia, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Italy, Albania, Greece, the eastern Aegean Islands, Crete, Cyprus, and Turkey, and has been introduced to France.