Pronunciation: MAL-va par-vi-FLOR-a
Common name: Cheeseweed, Little mallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Disturbed areas, fields and orchards to 4500'
throughout California, native to Eurasia
Blooming period: Most of the year
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Malva 2) parviflora