Alkali Mallow

Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov. - Mallow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 16 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Alkali Mallow: Heliopetes lavianus, Pyrgus albescens, Pyrgus scriptura, Strymon columella, Strymon columella istapa, Tischeria omissa, Vanessa annabella, Zenodoxus canescens, Zenodoxus canescens sidae

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.