High Mallow
Malva Sylvestris. Mallow Family.
Stem.--Two to three feet high; erect; branched. Leaves.--Five to seven-lobed. Flowers.--Purple or pink; rather large. Calyx.--Of five sepals, with three bracts below. Corolla.--Of five somewhat heart-shaped petals. Stamens.--United in a column. Pistils.--Several.
The high mallow is an emigrant from Europe, which we encounter frequently along our roadsides in summer.