Malva neglecta
Malva neglecta is also known as Common mallow in the United States and also buttonweed, cheeseplant, cheeseweed, dwarf mallow and roundleaf mallow. Although often considered a weed, this plant is reportedly consumed as a food.<REF>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdGAUejE8BM&feature=channel_page</REF><REF>http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Malva+neglecta</REF> This is especially true of the seeds, which contain 21% protein and 15.2% fat.
Distribution
Native
Palearctic:
Macaronesia: Canary Islands
Northern Africa: Algeria, Morocco
Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia
Western Asia: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Sinai, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria, Turkey
Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Soviet Middle Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Mongolia: Mongolia
China: Xinjiang
Indian Subcontinent: India, Pakistan
Northern Europe: Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
Middle Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland
Southeastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy,Macedonia, Montenegro, Sardinia, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania,
Southwestern Europe: France, Portugal, Spain
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Translation
The phrase "Malva neglecta" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish.
Translation(s) in other languages: Danish: Rundbladet Katost, German: Weg-Malve, Upper Sorbian: Drobny šlěz, Hungarian: Papsajtmályva, Dutch: Klein kaasjeskruid, Polish: Ślaz zaniedbany, Swedish: Skär kattost.
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