Malva nicaeensis
Malva nicaeensis
İlmikotu
Annual. Stems ascending or erect, sparsely setose-pilose. Leaves ± orbicular, often shallowly 3-5-lobed, crenate. Flowers borne in fascicles in the leaf axils. Epicalyx segments oblong. Sepals broadly triangular, c. 2 mm. Petals lilac-pink, hairy at the base, 6-8 mm. Mericarps glabrous or hairy, reticulate, with adjacent margins smooth. Fl. 4-6. Fields nr. s.l.
Mediterranean area, S. Russia, Crimea, N., C. & S. Iran, Transcaucasia, Syrian Desert, Arabia.
