Malvaceae FAMILY
Malva aegyptia
Malva aegyptia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Malva aegyptia is an annual plant, usually several-stemmed but occasionally with a solitary stem and usually with a number of branches in the lower half; it can grow 5 - 40cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - Spain and Greece; N. Africa - Morocco to Egypt; W. Asia - Levant, Caucasus
HabitatSemidesert regions, meadows, desert steppes, pastures, etc[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].