Malvella
Botanical name: Malvella
Malvella
Botanical name: Malvella
Description
There are four species, one native to the Mediterranean, and three native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. These are generally perennial herbs, sometimes annual, growing in a prostrate or decumbent form. They are coated with star-shaped or scaly hairs. The silvery-haired leaves have asymmetrical blades. Flowers are whitish or yellow, fading pink. The fruit is a capsule with 7 to 10 segments that do not break apart. 
Species of Malvella
Alkali mallow
Alkali mallow (Malvella leprosa) is a flowering plant that is native to the western United States and Central America. It has a long blooming season between spring and fall and is visited by a variety of different butterflies including the common checkered skipper butterfly and the painted lady butterfly.
Scurfymallow
There are four species, one native to the Mediterranean, and three native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. These are generally perennial herbs, sometimes annual, growing in a prostrate or decumbent form. They are coated with star-shaped or scaly hairs. The silvery-haired leaves have asymmetrical blades. Flowers are whitish or yellow, fading pink. The fruit is a capsule with 7 to 10 segments that do not break apart.
Scientific Classification
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