Cheeseweed vs island mallow

Malva multiflora compared with Malva assurgentiflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheeseweed	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 multiflora	Malva assurgentiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cheeseweed

NE — Not Evaluated

island mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheeseweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, South Africa, Sweden, and United States.

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

The Cheeseweed (Malva multiflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇿🇦 South Africa