Malva is a biennial or perennial erect herb with a height of 50-90 cm, many branches and thick hair. The leaves are round, heart-shaped or kidney-shaped, with 5-7 crenate obtuse lobes, 5- 12 cm long, several of which are equally wide, nearly heart-shaped to round at the base, with serrated edges, and both sides are hairless or only sparsely covered with short strigose on the veins; Petiole 4-8 cm long, subglabrous, but with bristles on the sulcus; Stipules oblique, ovate, serrate, apex acuminate. ?

2. Form

Flowers 3- 1 1 clustered, pedicels 1-2 cm long, glabrous or sparse; Bracteoles 3 pieces, oblong, 3-4 mm long, 65438 0-2 mm wide, rounded at the top, sparsely pilose; Calyx-shaped, 6-7 mm long, calyx lobes 5, wide triangle, with stellate hairs on both sides; Flowers purplish red or white, 3.5-4 cm in diameter, 5 petals, spoon-shaped, 2 cm long, emarginate at the apex, bearded; Staminal column is 8- 10 mm long, with prickly hairs and hairless filaments; Style branches 9- 1 1, fine hairy.