The Gearagh and Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork

Musk-mallow Malva moschata Hocas muscach Family: Malvaceae Flowering: July-October. Perennial. Introduced. The pink flowers with a slight musk-like fragrance and over-lapping petals are either solitary or in clusters and white forms sometimes occur. The basal leaves are long-stalked with 3 shallow lobes but the stem leaves are deeply pinnate-lobed. Well-drained soils on roadsides, grassy waste ground and wood edges. Similar: Common Mallow, Malva sylvestris

Musk-mallow, Malva moschata, Hocas muscach