野葵(原变种) ye kui (yuan bian zhong)

Malva chinensis Miller (1768), not Malva sinensis Cavanilles (1786); M. mohileviensis Downar; M. pulchella Bernhardi; M. verticillata subsp. chinensis (Miller) Tzvelev; M. verticillata var. chinensis (Miller) S. Y. Hu.

Herbs biennial or perennial. Leaf blade margin not wrinkled; blades on distal part of stem with lobes triangular. Flowers in compact fascicles. Pedicels uniformly short or absent, concealed by flowers or fruits. Schizocarp 5-7 mm in diam.

Hills, plains. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [?Bhutan, India, Korea, Myanmar; Africa (Ethiopia), Europe].

The seeds, roots, and leaves are used medicinally; the young leaves are edible.