Cheeseweed mallow vs island mallow

Malva parviflora compared with Malva assurgentiflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheeseweed mallow	island mallow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malvales (Malvales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family same	Malvaceae	Malvaceae
Genus same	Malva	Malva
Species	Malva parviflora	Malva assurgentiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Cheeseweed mallow and island mallow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Malva.

Conservation Status

Cheeseweed mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

island mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheeseweed mallow	island mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

island mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, and South Africa.

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 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇿🇦 South Africa