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Common mallow |
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| Scientific Name | Malva neglecta Wallr. |
| Other Names | button weed, round leaf mallow, round dock |
| Life Cycle | annual |
| General Description | A annual with round leaves on long petioles that grows mostly prostrate. |
| Seedlings | Cotyledons are heart-shaped with three main veins. Small plants begin as rosettes. |
| True Leaves and Stem | Stems and leaves have short hairs. Leaves are round with crinckled edges and rounded margins. Petioles are very long. |
| Roots | taproot with small secondary fiberous roots |
| Flower and Fruit | Whitish lavendar five petal flowers are found on the end of stalks. Fruits resemble a small button with 12-15 segments each containing a seed. |