Cheeseweed

Malva multiflora (Cav.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso is a flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It is found in regions such as North America, ZA, SE, IN, the conterminous 48 United States, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Ecuador, Egypt, and France. The plant typically grows as an annual or biennial herb with a tough, hairy stem. Its leaves are multilobed, with flat or wavy edges and a maximum length of 10 cm. The flowers are small, pink or light purple, with petals slightly over 1 cm in length. The fruit is a disc-shaped structure with 7 to 10 segments.