Malva subovata, or the tree mallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to the shores of the western and central Mediterranean. When previously known as Lavatera maritima it gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sea Mallow being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Malva
- Species
- Malva subovata
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