Malvastrum lateritium

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Read about Malvastrum lateritium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Malvastrum lateritium, Nichols. (Malva lateritia, Hook.). Prostrate, hirsute, 6 in.: lvs. 3-5-lobed, truncate at base, the lobes cuneate to broad-oblong: fls. long-peduncled, solitary, brick-red; calyx-lobes ovate and spreading; involucel of 3 ovate bracts; petals round-cuneate, yellow at the base. S. Amer. B.M. 3846.—Malva lateritia is offered in England where the root is said to be hardy in ordinary winters, producing "very pretty peach colored" fls. Useful for covering dry banks in the sun. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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