Plant identification

http://udabo.notlong.com 27 June 2008 Plant identification.

Plant identification please.

 

Malva?

 

I know it is in the Malvaceae family, just not sure if it is a Malva or Lavatera. Really super pics Durgan

 

Thanks both. This was my choice.
Musk Mallow (Malva Moschata Rosea)

 

Don't think it is Malva moschata rosea. If you read the description for this , it describes it as havivg deeply cut leaves. See attached http://vivacesmerlebleu.com/images/Malva rosea.jpg

 

maybe Geranium?

 

How about his for identification?
Malva sylvestris is a species of the Mallow genus Malva in the family of Malvaceae and is considered to be the type species for the genus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malva_sylvestris Reference.

 

I think you were on the right track in the first place.

 

How do reconcile the deeply cut leaves with Malva moschata rosea?

Quote Luddite@Machen. Don't think it is Malva moschata rosea. If you read the description for this , it describes it as havivg deeply cut leaves. See attached http://vivacesmerlebleu.com/images/Malva rosea.jpg unquote.

The leaves look like this picture, but the flower is not so obvious, possibly touched up by software. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malva_sylvestris Reference.

 

Compare with this one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malva_alcea

Note that with both M. moschata and M. alcea it is the upper leaves only that are deeply divided.

They differ in technical details such as the nature of the hairs (e.g. M. moschata floral hairs are mostly ordinary rather than star-shaped).

--Jacobson, Wild Plants of Greater Seattle

 

Very observant. Thank you very much. I went out and confirmed and took two pictures. http://ahieb.notlong.com