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Growing with brighter colours, in a more prostrate form and with many more flowers per stem than I'm used to seeing, this made me wonder at first what species of Mallow it was. The flower shape, fruit and leaf are typical though but perhaps it flourishes like this when conditions are hot and dry.

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Malva sylvestris Common Mallow

Scrubby hinterland of Prasonisi, Rhodes 16th May 2010

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Malva sylvestris Common Mallow

Scrubby hinterland of Prasonisi, Rhodes 16th May 2010

Added on December 15th 2010, updated 22nd April 2015

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