Malvaceae FAMILY

Malva preissiana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Malva preissiana is an erect, much-branched, evergreen shrub that can grow up to 4 metres tall[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants , 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territories

HabitatClayey soils and areas subject to flooding[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ]. Rocky islands, stony plains, flat valley floors, road verges etc, growing on grey-white or brown sand, red-brown sandy clay, black, brown & red sandy loam, guano, granite, limestone[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ].