Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Lavatera trimestris L.
Family : MALVACEAE
Genus : Lavatera
Spanish common name : Malva basta.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona.
Distribution in the islands : Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : South Mediterranean
Flowering time : April. May. June. July.
Life-forms : Terophyte.
Habitat : Cultivated fields and therophytic communities.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A plant found in cultivated fields and herb lands, forms vivid pink flowers, the upper leaves are rounded, while the rest are lobed, typical of the Malvaceae family. The colour of the flowers allows it to be told apart from Lavatera cretica, while the disk that covers the fruit of distinguishes it from Lavatera punctata. Flowers from May to June.
