Hairy False Mallow

Malvastrum hispidum

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

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6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Malvastrum

Anicla infectaGreen Cutworm Moth
Anomis erosaYellow Scallop Moth, Mallow Caterpillar
Bagisara repandaCommon Sida Tumbler, Wavy Lined Mallow Moth
Burnsius communisCommon Checkered-Skipper
Mimoschinia rufofascialisRufous-Banded Crambid
Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Malvastrum

Columbina passerinaCommon Ground Dove

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Malvaceae
Flower color: Orange or yellow

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Orange or yellow” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 2.5 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Annual” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Also known as

Hairy False Mallow; Hispid False Mallow

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	S2?
Global rank	Not available
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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