The mallow plant family (Malvaceae) is easy to identify. The flowers have five separate petals. The distinguishing characteristic of the flower is the central column of united reproductive parts ...

Q:Our tree mallow, which we have had for years, is being damaged by something we haven't seen before. From a distance, it looks like rust, but up close it appears to be a psyllid insect or a mite. We ...

Several species of tree mallow are found growing wild in Malta. They are known as ħobbejż, a word of Arabic origin meaning small loaf. The name was presumably given to it because of the seed pods ...