Malva parviflora

Little Mallow at Yarralumla, ACT

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Malva parviflora 26 Jul 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 24 Jul 2020 ruthkerruish

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ruthkerruish wrote:
   25 Jul 2020
Looks like a species of Malva?
RWPurdie wrote:
   25 Jul 2020
There are two different plants in the photo. The ones with the large leaves are probably a Malva; the upright reddish-green plants look like a species of Amaranthus.
Mike wrote:
   25 Jul 2020
See https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4282415 showing the red stems of Amaranthus. Both plants had low horizontal stems and were tangled together.
   26 Jul 2020
Ruth as there is a record for the Amaranthus, i'll put this down as the Malva , which you can eat
Mike wrote:
   26 Jul 2020
The amaranthus is also edible, though I have not tried either.
Mike wrote:
   28 Jul 2020
Leaves are about 12cm across.
ruthkerruish wrote:
   28 Jul 2020
The new photos indicate how large the plants are - taller than the stumps to keep cars out!also there are lots of plants stretching along the road into Yarralumla.
ruthkerruish wrote:
   30 Jul 2020
Kurrajong Point

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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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