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Cretan mallow

Malva multiflora

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 236, February 204, March 397, April 1,310, May 731, June 320, July 161, August 164, September 208, October 213, November 273, December 211.
California5,279
United States2,589
Spain724
Portugal686
Andalucía206
Italy158
Greece147
France143
FARO138
Illes Balears125

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMallows, Rock Roses, and Allies · Malvales
FamilyMallow and Hibiscus Family · Malvaceae
GenusMallows · Malva

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