#family_Malvaceae__Malvaceae__mallow_family herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
supertype: dilleniid_dicot_family__dilleniiddicotfamily family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
member of: order_Malvales
member: genus_Malva__Malva herbs and subshrubs: mallows
member: musk_mallow__mus_rose__musrose__Malva_moschata erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States
member: common_mallow__Malva_neglecta annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States
member: tall_mallow__high_mallow__cheese__cheeseflower__Malva_sylvestris erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
member: mallow any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
member: genus_Abelmoschus__Abelmoschus genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
member: okra_plant__okra__gumbo__lady's-finger__Abelmoschus_esculentus__Hibiscus_esculentus tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
member: abelmosk__musk_mallow__Abelmoschus_moschatus__Hibiscus_moschatus bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
member: genus_Abutilon__Abutilon herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; parlor maple; indian mallow
member: genus_Alcea__Alcea genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Althea
member: hollyhock any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
member: rose_mallow__Alcea_rosea__Althea_rosea plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
member: genus_Althaea hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Alcea
member: althea__althaea__hollyhock any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
member: marsh_mallow__marshmallow__white_mallow__whitemallow__Althea_officinalis European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
member: genus_Callirhoe__Callirhoe small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers
member: poppy_mallow__poppymallow a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer
member: genus_Gossypium__Gossypium herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton
member: cotton_plant__cotton erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
member: genus_Hibiscus large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of large flowers in a variety of colors
member: hibiscus any plant of the genus Hibiscus
member: genus_Hoheria__Hoheria small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks
member: lacebark__ribbonwood__houhere__Hoheria_populnea small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage
member: genus_Iliamna__Iliamna small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera
member: wild_hollyhock__Iliamna_remota__Sphaeralcea_remota a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
member: mountain_hollyhock__Iliamna_ruvularis__Iliamna_acerifolia perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers
member: genus_Kosteletzya__Kosteletzya small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa
member: seashore_mallow any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus
member: genus_Lavatera__Lavatera widespread genus or herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
member: tree_mallow__velvetleaf__Lavatera_arborea arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
member: genus_Malacothamnus__Malacothamnus genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow
member: chaparral_mallow__chaparralmallow__Malacothamnus_fasciculatus__Sphaeralcea_fasciculata shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
member: genus_Malope small genus of chiefly European herbs
member: malope__Malope_trifida western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts
member: genus_Malvastrum__Malvastrum genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera
member: genus_Malvaviscus__Malvaviscus small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows
member: waxmallow__wax_mallow__waxmallow__sleeping_hibiscus any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers
member: genus_Napaea__Napaea 1 species: glade mallow
member: glade_mallow__glademallow__Napaea_dioica tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States
member: genus_Pavonia genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and subtropics especially South America
member: pavonia any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers
member: genus_Plagianthus__Plagianthus small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand
member: ribbon_tree__ribbonwood__Plagianthus_regius__Plagianthus_betulinus deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
member: genus_Radyera__Radyera very small species of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus
member: bush_hibiscus__Radyera_farragei__Hibiscus_farragei southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
member: genus_Sida__Sida large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances
member: Virginia_mallow__Sida_hermaphrodita tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers
member: Queensland_hemp__jellyleaf__Sida_rhombifolia herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
member: Indian_mallow__Sida_spinosa tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States
member: genus_Sidalcea__Sidalcea genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers
member: checkerbloom__wild_hollyhock__Sidalcea_malviflora perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated
member: genus_Sphaeralcea__Sphaeralcea large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows
member: globe_mallow__globemallow__falsemallow genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
member: genus_Thespesia__Thespesia small genus of tropical trees: Portia tree
member: portia_tree__bendy_tree__bendytree__seaside_mahoe__seasidemahoe__Thespesia_populnea pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds
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