Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Nothing else quite like it - Tree Mallow is a deeper pink and has a very dark purple/red middle and thicker radiating lines. Pink/purpleness does vary. The stigma is not yet protruding.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (02/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Nothing else quite like it - Tree Mallow is a deeper pink and has a very dark purple/red middle and thicker radiating lines. Pink/purpleness does vary. The stigma is not yet protruding.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank next to driveway). This is quite a small specimen. We have some massive ones here! This one is also pinker than some of the others we get.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (02/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank next to driveway). This is quite a small specimen. We have some massive ones here! This one is also pinker than some of the others we get.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Here the stigma has now protruded through the mass of anthers and the little white things are pollen grains.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (16/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Here the stigma has now protruded through the mass of anthers and the little white things are pollen grains.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Makro shot of stigma covered in pollen grains.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (16/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Makro shot of stigma covered in pollen grains.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). In this one, the purple fingers protruding from the centre of the stamens is the developing stigma. Am absolute mass of anthers here.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (02/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). In this one, the purple fingers protruding from the centre of the stamens is the developing stigma. Am absolute mass of anthers here.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (02/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). The innards of the flowers are hairy!

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Beautiful sparkly petals under certain flash exposures.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (02/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Beautiful sparkly petals under certain flash exposures.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (02/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). It can be quite a tall upright branched plant, or much lower growing (as later images). Most of ours are of this colour.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (29/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). It can be quite a tall upright branched plant, or much lower growing (as later images). Most of ours are of this colour.

Footpath along river adjacent to A283 alongside old cement works site/Dacre Gardens, Upper Beeding, W Sussex.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 alongside old cement works site/Dacre Gardens, Upper Beeding, W Sussex.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank next to driveway). Some of ours are quite pink. Definitely still Common and not Garden Tree (which is also pink) because the leaves of the latter have unlobed upper leaves.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (13/06/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank next to driveway). Some of ours are quite pink. Definitely still Common and not Garden Tree (which is also pink) because the leaves of the latter have unlobed upper leaves.

Footpath behind Sands Farm, Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (that takes you to Tottington Wood). This is a really tall specimen.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (20/06/2022) Footpath behind Sands Farm, Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (that takes you to Tottington Wood). This is a really tall specimen.

Widewater Lagoon and Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea, W Sussex (quite a lot of them growing in the scrubby bit next to the drop down to the lagoons). Here near the sea it tends to be quite a low and sprawling plant rather than the more upright specimens found in the countryside. Also in this location they are all quite pink rather than mauve.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (24/07/2022) Widewater Lagoon and Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea, W Sussex (quite a lot of them growing in the scrubby bit next to the drop down to the lagoons). Here near the sea it tends to be quite a low and sprawling plant rather than the more upright specimens found in the countryside. Also in this location they are all quite pink rather than mauve.

Widewater Lagoon and Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea, W Sussex (quite a lot of them growing in the scrubby bit next to the drop down to the lagoons). Definitely not Garden Tree Mallow although the flower looks very similar, the leaves are quite different.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (24/07/2022) Widewater Lagoon and Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea, W Sussex (quite a lot of them growing in the scrubby bit next to the drop down to the lagoons). Definitely not Garden Tree Mallow although the flower looks very similar, the leaves are quite different.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank next to driveway). Leaves not as cleft as those of Tree Mallow.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (02/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank next to driveway). Leaves not as cleft as those of Tree Mallow.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank next to driveway). I noticed this at the leaf junction (which is normally russet-coloured or even quite purple/red like this) - these little hairs!

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (02/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank next to driveway). I noticed this at the leaf junction (which is normally russet-coloured or even quite purple/red like this) - these little hairs!

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Common Mallow are often a bit bristly-hairy to some exent - not so much here.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (29/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Common Mallow are often a bit bristly-hairy to some exent - not so much here.

Widewater Lagoon and Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea, W Sussex (quite a lot of them growing in the scrubby bit next to the drop down to the lagoons).

Widewater Lagoon and Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea, W Sussex (quite a lot of them growing in the scrubby bit next to the drop down to the lagoons). Stems hairy.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (16/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Developing nutlet.

Widewater Lagoon and Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea, W Sussex (quite a lot of them growing in the scrubby bit next to the drop down to the lagoons). Classic ripening nutlet.

Common Mallow / Cheesecakes (Malva sylvestris) (03/07/2022) Edburton Road (verge), Henfield, W Sussex. Older nutlets become withered and crinkly.