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DESCRIPTION:
Little mallow (cheeseweed) is a
winter annual broadleaf. Cotyledons (seed leaves) are
distinctly heart shaped with a red tinge. True leaves are roundish with wavy, shallow-toothed
margins and a red spot at the leaf base. The mature plant forms dense bushes
that trail along the ground or grow upright, 1 to 4 feet (30 - 120 cm)
tall. It has a tough, woody stem. Its flowers are white with a bluish or pinkish
tinge and are held
in clusters in the leaf axils. The fruit resembles a miniature wheel of
cheese.
See UC IPM's Mallows Pest
Note for more information.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
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