Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Malvaceae

Foodplants for Carcharodus alceae, Chondrostega tingitana?, Exaeretia nechlys, Hepialus humuli, Larentia clavaria, Megalodes eximia, Pyrgus andromedae, P. malvae, P. oileus, Triodia sylvina, Vanessa virginiensis, Zizeeria knysna

• Malva alcea L. Ruusumalva Rosenmalva Hollyhock Mallow Large-flowered Mallow

  • Malva alcea subsp. alcea; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Malva alcea subsp. ribifolia; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Malva alcea; [RK], 222; [SK], 399; [GMBOT], 568; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO] ; [RUNEBERG]

  783x1044 (~122Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Peninsular Castle, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  1044x783 (~111Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Peninsular Castle, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  853x1028 (~91Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Peninsular Castle, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Larentia clavaria

• Malva moschata L. Musk Mallow Myskimalva Myskmalva

  • Malva moschata; [RK], 222; [SK], 223; [GMBOT], 568; [FPN], 292; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  800x587 (~47Kb) FINLAND: V: Pyhäranta, Rihtniemi 678:19, 21.7.1997 (escape), Photo © Hannele Aulin

  1000x676 (~119Kb) FINLAND: V: Pyhäranta, 678:19, 21.7.1997 (escape), Photo © Hannele Aulin

  Foodplant for Larentia clavaria

• Malva sylvestris L. Metsämalva Rödmalva High Mallow Common Mallow Kiiltomalva

  • Malva silvestris[sic, sylvestris]; [SK], 223
  • Malva sylvestris var. oxyloba; [POWO]
  • Malva sylvestris; [RK], 222; [GMBOT], 568; [FPN], 292; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  900x693 (~96Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 17.9.2000 (cultivated), Photo © Markku Savela Malva sylvestris (Mauritiana Group?) det. Stewart R. Hinsley

  759x1009 (~93Kb) Greece: Ipiros, Parga, Venetian Castle, 6.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Carcharodus tripolina, Heliopetes ericetorum, Platyedra subcinerea, Pyrgus carthami

  • ssp. sylvestris Pikkukiiltomalva

    • Malva sylvestris sylvestris; [iNaturalist]
    • Malva sylvestris var. sylvestris; [POWO]
    • sylvestris ssp. sylvestris; [SPK], 392

    1305x979 (~214Kb) Germany, Rügen, Schaprode, 28.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

    823x1023 (~128Kb) Germany, Rügen, Schaprode, 28.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  • ssp. mauritiana Maurinkiiltomalva

    • Malva sylvestris mauritiana; [iNaturalist]
    • Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana; [CoL]
    • sylvestris ssp. mauritiana; [SPK], 392
• Malva nicaeensis All. French Mallow Bull Mallow Rivieranmalva

  • Malva nicaeensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
• Malva parviflora L. 'Myllymalva' Alkali Malva Least Mallow Little Mallow

  • Malva parviflora parviflora; [iNaturalist]
  • Malva parviflora var. parviflora; [POWO]
  • Malva parviflora var. velutina; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Malva parviflora; [FPN], 292; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Heliopetes ericetorum, Vanessa annabella, V. cardui

• Malva pusilla Sm. Small Mallow Vit kattost Cheeses Common Mallow? Pienikukkainen malva? Kylämalva

  • ?Malva borealis Wallr.
  • ?Malva rotundifolia L.

  • Malva pusilla; [RK], 222; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Malva rotundifolia; [SK], 399; [GMBOT], 568

  Foodplant as Malva rotundifolia for Pholisora catullus, Pyrgus communis

• Malva neglecta Wallr. Katinjuustomalva Skär kattost Common Mallow Dwarf Mallow

  • Malva vulgaris Fr.

  • Malva neglecta; [RK], 223; [SK], 399; [FPN], 292; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO] ; [RUNEBERG]

  Foodplant for Pyrgus communis

• Malva verticillata L. Kurttulehtimalva Curled Mallow

  • Malva verticillata var. chinensis; [CoL]
  • Malva verticillata var. rafiqii; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Malva verticillata var. verticillata; [POWO]
  • Malva verticillata verticillata; [iNaturalist]
  • Malva verticillata; [GMBOT], 568; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • var. crispa L. Curled Mallow

    • Malva crispa; [GMBOT], 568
    • Malva verticillata crispa; [iNaturalist]
    • Malva verticillata var. crispa; [SK], 400

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