List of Mallows of Montana
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Malvales
Malvales are an order of flowering plants. As circumscribed by APG II-system, it includes about 6000 species within nine families. The order is placed in the eurosids II, which are part of the eudicots....
found in Montana. Some of these species are exotics
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
(not native to Montana) and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
Family: Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
- Dwarf CheeseweedMalva neglectaMalva neglecta is also known as Common mallow in the United States and also buttonweed, cheeseplant, cheeseweed, dwarf mallow and roundleaf mallow.Although often considered a weed, this plant is reportedly consumed as a food...
, Malva neglecta - Flower-of-an-Hour, Hibiscus trionum
- HollyhockAlcea roseaAlcea rosea is an ornamental plant in the Malvaceae family....
, Alcea rosea - Musk CheeseweedMalva moschataMalva moschata is a species of Malva native to Europe and southwestern Asia, from Spain north to the British Isles and Poland, and east to southern Russia and Turkey....
, Malva moschata - Oregon Checker-mallowSidalcea oreganaSidalcea oregana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Oregon checkerbloom. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Utah, where it grows in a number of moist habitat types, such as marshes and meadows...
, Sidalcea oregana - Scarlet globemallowSphaeralcea coccineaSphaeralcea coccinea is a perennial plant growing 10–30 cm tall from spreading rhizomes with a low habit. They have grayish stems with dense, star-shaped hairs and alternately arranged leaves. The leaf blades are 2–5 cm long, palmately shaped, and deeply cut, with 3–5 main wedge-shaped segments....
, Sphaeralcea coccinea - Small Whorled CheeseweedMalva parvifloraMalva parviflora is an annual or perennial herb that is native to Northern Africa, Europe and Asia and is widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include cheeseweed, cheeseweed mallow, Egyptian mallow, least mallow, little mallow, mallow, marshmallow, small-flowered mallow, small-flowered...
, Malva parviflora - Streambank GlobemallowIliamna rivularisIliamna rivularis, commonly called Kankakee Globe-Mallow or Peter's Mountain Mallow or Streambank Wild Hollyhock, is a perennial plant species in the family Malvaceae. The plant grows 3 to 6 feet tall from a woody caudex and produces dense racemes of soft lavender-pink flowers. Plants blooms from...
, Iliamna rivularis - Velvet-leafAbutilon theophrastiAbutilon theophrasti is an annual plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Asia. It grows to 1 m tall, and has velvet-like heart-shaped leaves 15–25 cm broad...
, Abutilon theophrasti - White-stemmed globemallowSphaeralcea munroanaSphaeralcea munroana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Munro's globemallow. It is native to the western United States, where it can be found in the Great Basin and surrounding regions. It grows in sagebrush, desert flats, and mountain slopes...
, Sphaeralcea munroana