Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Dalby in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998).
Distribution: Native to Canary Islands, Morocco, Europe to Central Asia, West Himalaya and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands, ruderal areas, near roads.
Lifeform: Annual or perennial; therophyte or hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
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References:
Malva L. Dalby, D.H. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 249 – 251.
Malva L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 825 – 830.
