Inland Austral Hollyhock,
Australian Hollyhock,
Native Hollyhock
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.


Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Mount Gambier (SVP02) | Southern Volcanic Plain | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Bridgewater (NCP01) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Glenelg Plain (NCP02) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Broughton (FLB02) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Olary Spur (FLB03) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Southern Yorke (EYB01) | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
St Vincent (EYB02) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Talia (EYB04) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Eyre Mallee (EYB05) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
South Olary Plain (MDD01) | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Murray Mallee (MDD02) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Gawler Lakes (GAW03) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Kingoonya (GAW05) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Roxby (GAW07) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Tallaringa (GVD05) | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Nullarbor Plain (NUL02) | Nullarbor | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Yalata (NUL03) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Curnamona (BHC06) | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Dieri (SSD03) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Warriner (SSD04) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Strzelecki Desert (SSD05) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Breakaways (STP01) | Stony Plains | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Oodnadatta (STP02) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Murnpeowie (STP03) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Peake-Dennison Inlier (STP04) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Witjira (STP06) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Baltana (STP07) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Sturt Stony Desert (CHC02) | Channel Country | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Diamantina-Eyre (CHC04) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Coongie (CHC06) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Lake Pure (CHC07) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Tieyon (FIN03) | Finke | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Pedirka (FIN04) | | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
Mount Gambier (SVP02) | Southern Volcanic Plain | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
2 of 4 subregions | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
2 of 2 subregions | Kanmantoo | Least Concern |
6 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern |
5 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
3 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
5 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern |
Tallaringa (GVD05) | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
2 of 3 subregions | Nullarbor | Least Concern |
Curnamona (BHC06) | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern (IUCN: ) |
3 of 4 subregions | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern |
6 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Least Concern |
4 of 4 subregions | Channel Country | Least Concern |
2 of 2 subregions | Finke | Least Concern |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 2
Prior names
Lavatera plebeia, nom.illeg., non M. plebeja Stev.
Althaea plebeia, partly
Malva australiana, partly
Lavatera australis, nom.nud.
Lavatera behriana
Malva behriana
Lavatera plebeia var. eremaea, partly
Lavatera plebeja, orth.var., partly
Common names
Inland Austral Hollyhock
Australian Hollyhock
Native Hollyhock
Etymology
Malva, a Latin name for mallow, which may have come from the Greek 'malache' or 'malakos', meaning mallow. Weinmanniana named after Johannes Anton Weinmann (1782-1858), a German born Russian botanist and gardener. The association of his name with the species is not known.
Distribution and status
Found inland across South Australia, growing in heavy soils prone to inundation such as watercourses, run-on areas and depressions. Also found in all mainland States. Native. Common in South Australia. Uncommon in the Northern Territory and Queensland. Common in the other States.
Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Plant description
Erect, usually short-lived perennial shrub to 2 m high with hairy branches, mostly arising along a main central stem. Leaves sub-entire to palmately divided with 5�9-lobes, the mid-lobe usually longer than others; to 8 cm long and wide, broadly cordate at base; yellow green; moderately to densely hairy, usually more densely hairy and paler beneath. Epicalyx not exceeding the calyx. Flowers pale pink (yellowish base) with pink-stripes. This species differs from the closely associated species, Malva preissiana principally in flower colour and relative density of hairs on the upper and lower leaf surfaces, with M. preissiana having white flowers and with both surfaces of the leaves equally hairy. Malva preissiana and M. weinmanniana can be distinguished from the hybrid, Malva arborea � M. preissiana, which has epicalyx and calyx lobes of similar length, whereas the epicalyx lobes of the native taxa are shorter than those of the calyx. Flowering between July to February. Fruits are hairy pale brown capsule to 11 mm diameter with 12�15 seed segments. Seed embryo type is folded.
Seed collection and propagation
Collect seeds between September and April. Collect mature capsules that are turning pale straw coloured and contain dark hard seeds. Place the capsules in a tray and leave to dry for two weeks. Then rub the capsules gently with a rubber bung or by hand to dislodge the seeds. Use a sieve to separate the unwanted material. Store the seeds with a desiccant such as dried silica beads or dry rice, in an air tight container in a cool and dry place. This species has physical dormancy that needs to be overcome for the seed to germinate (e.g. nicking or softening the seed coat).
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA | 780 (3.98 g) | 3 | 22-Jul-2017 | DEM8861 North Western | 30-Jun-2018 | 96% | -18°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.