Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
Common mallow
Botanical name: Malva neglecta
Common family name: Mallow
Family name: Malvaceae
WSSA code: MALNE
US code: MANE
pollinator

Weed Identification and Control Methods

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Inflorescence color: Pink, Purple, Violet, White
Color variation: White to whitish or lavender, tinged with purple
Tactile: Fuzzy
Type: Broadleaf
Growth habit: Forb/Herb
Life cycle: Biennial
  • 2-Phenethyl propionate POST
  • Cinnamon POST
  • Cinnamon oil POST
  • Citric acid POST
  • Citric acid, malic acid, and clove oil POST
  • Cloves and clove oil POST
  • Corn gluten meal PRE
  • Eugenol POST
  • Lemongrass oil POST
 
 
Always follow the control method's label directions. In New York, find the latest label information at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Pest Management - Information Portal.