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Malva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel.

tree mallow (Malvaceae)

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Synonym | Lavatera arborea L.

Malva arborea is a frost-sensitive shrub that grows along the coast, but is thought not to be native on the east coast of Great Britain.

Swtan (VC52: Anglesey); 2015-10-10

 tree mallow / Malva arborea: _Malva arborea_ is a frost-sensitive shrub that grows along the coast, but is thought not to be native on the east coast of Great Britain.

Malva arborea is generally monocarpic; that is, it flowers once and then dies.

Swtan (VC52: Anglesey); 2015-10-10

 tree mallow / Malva arborea: _Malva arborea_ is generally monocarpic; that is, it flowers once and then dies.

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