alpine lady's-mantle vs Cheeseweed mallow

Alchemilla alpina compared with Malva parviflora

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Cheeseweed mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Cheeseweed mallow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Malvaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Malva
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Malva parviflora

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine lady's-mantle and Cheeseweed mallow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Cheeseweed mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Cheeseweed mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Cheeseweed mallow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (7 countries).

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Cheeseweed mallow

The Cheeseweed mallow (Malva parviflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden