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IUCN Red List DD - Data Deficient LC - Least Concern LR/lc - Least Concern NT - Near Threatened LR/nt - Near Threatened LR/cd - Conservation Dependent VU - Vulnerable EN - Endangered CR - Critically Endangered EW - Extinct in the Wild EX - Extinct

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Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Velvetleaf

Malvaceae 1,871 1,459 Observations

Alcea rosea L.

Hollyhock

Malvaceae 10,200 8,464 Observations

Althaea hirsuta L.

Hairy marshmallow

Malvaceae 117 100 Observations

Althaea officinalis L.

Common marshmallow

Malvaceae 2,111 1,535 Observations

Hibiscus laevis All.

Halberdleaf rosemallow

Malvaceae 55 51 Observations

Hibiscus moscheutos L.

Crimsoneyed rosemallow

Malvaceae 1,318 1,144 Observations

Hibiscus trionum L.

Flower of an hour

Malvaceae 648 491 Observations

Iliamna rivularis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene

Streambank wild hollyhock

Malvaceae 13 10 Observations

Lavatera thuringiaca L.

Tree lavatera

Malvaceae 50 29 Observations

Malva alcea L.

Pink Mallow

Malvaceae 8,271 6,519 Observations

Malva moschata L.

Musk mallow

Malvaceae 3,287 2,343 Observations

Malva neglecta Wallr.

Common mallow

Malvaceae 2,879 2,238 Observations

Malva parviflora L.

Cheeseweed mallow

Malvaceae 1,411 1,162 Observations

Malva pusilla Sm.

Low mallow

Malvaceae 680 582 Observations

Malva sylvestris L.

Mallow

Malvaceae 21,079 17,323 Observations

Malva verticillata L.

Cluster mallow

Malvaceae 90 56 Observations

Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby

Virginia fanpetals

Malvaceae 22 16 Observations

Sida spinosa L.

Prickly fanpetals

Malvaceae 124 97 Observations

Sidalcea hendersonii S. Watson

Henderson's checkerbloom

Malvaceae 1 1 Observation

Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.

Scarlet globemallow

Malvaceae 105 91 Observations