The difference between round-leaved mallow and wild mallow

1. Leaf Difference

The leaves of round-leaved mallow are alternate, about 1 to 3 cm long and 1 to 4 cm wide, kidney-shaped, with a blunt tip and a heart-shaped base, usually with 5 to 7 shallow lobes, and the edges of the lobes have fine round teeth and are covered with soft hairs.

The leaves of wild sunflower are kidney-shaped or rounded, 5 to 11 cm in diameter, usually palmately lobed with 5 to 7 lobes, the lobes are triangular with blunt tips and blunt teeth on the edges.

2. Flower Differences

The flowers of round-leaved mallow are clustered in 3 to 5 at the top and solitary at the base. The corolla is white or pink, about 1.5 cm in diameter. Each flower has 5 petals, which are inverted heart-shaped.

The corolla of wild sunflower is pale white or pale red, with 5 petals, about 6 to 8 mm long, and concave at the tip.