Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Mediterranean scrub
Range: Mediterranean region
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Royal Mallow is a small tree native to the Mediterranean, reaching heights of 10 to 15 feet. It blooms with pink flowers from early spring to late summer, and its leaves are covered in fine, silky hairs.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Malva
Species: Malva trimestris