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Musk Mallow
Malva moschata
Plant Data
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Malvaceae (Mallow)
Type:
Flower
Flowering Months:
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Flower:
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Variable in colour, 5
petals
Usually rose-pink but sometimes white, in loose spikes, up to 6cm. 5 notched petals.
Fruit:
A disc-shaped nutlet (schizocarp), up to 6mm in diameter.
Leaves:
Hairy and deeply lobed leaves.
Maximum Size:
75 centimetres tall
Foraging Notes:
The leaves can be eaten, raw or cooked and make a good substitute for lettuce in salads. They can also be used as a soup thickener. The flowers can be added to salads too, also raw. The seeds can be eaten raw.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.
Aroma:
Musky-scented flowers.
Other Names:
Rose Mallow.
Frequency (UK):
Occasionally seen
Habitats:
Gardens, grassland, hedgerows, meadows, roadsides, scrub, wasteland.