Latin name: Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.
Pronunciation: mal-VEL-a leh-PRO-sa
Common name: Alkali mallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Many plant communities in saline soils, orchards, roadsides, disturbed areas to 6000'
Blooming period: May to October
Name derivations: 1) Malvella 2) leprosa
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