Malva multiflora

It is native to western Europe, North Africa, and the Mediterranean Basin, and it is naturalized in areas with a Mediterranean climate, such as parts of Australia, South Africa, and California.This is an annual or biennial herb growing a tough, somewhat hairy stem to a maximum height between 1 and 3 meters.The leaves are multilobed with flat or wavy edges, slightly hairy, and up to 10 centimeters long.The plant bears small pink or light purple flowers with petals just over a centimeter long.Leaf laminas of Malva multiflora can track solar position throughout the day and turn to face the sunrise, behavior that anticipates the future, despite lacking a central nervous system.
Scientific classificationPlantaeTracheophytesAngiospermsEudicotsRosidsMalvalesMalvaceaeBinomial nameSynonymsmallow familyMediterranean BasinnaturalizedMediterranean climateAntalyaWikidataWikispeciesiNaturalistPlant ListeFloraSANatureServeObservation.orgOpen Tree of LifeTropicosVicFloraMalveae