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Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA
Genus host records with ranges including GA · Malva
- Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
- Anomis erosaYellow Scallop Moth, Mallow Caterpillar
- Burnsius albezensWhite Checkered-Skipper, Western Checkered Skipper
- Burnsius communisCommon Checkered-Skipper
- Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
- Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
- Mimoschinia rufofascialisRufous-Banded Crambid
- Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
- Rachiplusia ouGray Looper
- Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
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- Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
- Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
- Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
- Vanessa virginiensisAmerican Lady, American Painted Lady
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
5BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Malva
- Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
- Columbina passerinaCommon Ground Dove
- Pheucticus melanocephalusBlack-headed Grosbeak
- Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Dove
- Zenaida macrouraMourning Dove
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- MALVACEAE
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| Georgia rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| GA status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- Georgia occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications