Identifying Common Mallow
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- Common mallow (Malva neglecta) is easy to identify, with round fruits that exhibit cheese-like wedges. There is usually lots of it (depending on where you are). For more info see the links below.
Common Mallow (identification, distinguishing features, flowers, leaves, height, habitat & edible parts): www.ediblewild....
Root Harvesting in Autumn www.ediblewild...
#commonmallow #cheeseweed #Malvaneglecta
I just made a dish I call mallow with beef, which uses mallow, beef, and some minced garlic. Yum! Also, you can take a mallow leaf and fry it until crisp and and it's like a potato chip but better.
Nice!! Thank you for sharing that!!!
My grandma used to cook mallow with some other edible weeds and with some spinach in Azerbaijan. As kids we didn’t like it so much but I discovered it’s delicious taste as I grew up.
Sounds like you had a grandma who truly loved cooking for you!!!
Yes she did. Thank you for the informative video.
Amazing Mallow
I am growing from Seed knowing it is an edible plant .
The benefits you have spoken about show jus how special it is thank you ❤
And thank you for watching!
It's a very common food in Cyprus as well. When I was a child playing in the fields of Cyprus, I got stung by stinging nettle and my grandmother who was very familiar with 'weeds' and their medicinal properties, told me to rub a mallow leaf where I got stung. The itchiness disappeared like magic! Now I wonder if it could help people with eczema or other skin sensitivities.
What nice memories - even if it stung!! Mallow is amazing.. it has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. Mallow flowers apparently can be especially helpful when trying to get rid of eczema flare ups, psoriasis, and wound healing.
I live in California and 30 years ago I remember my Aunt Louise teaching me to rub it on the stinging nettle stings. She never told me the name of the plant. I randomly found out the name of it through a random you tube short video. Then I decided to look into it since it grows like crazy in my yard. It just brings back the memories. My aunt was a wealth of knowledge even back then.
This is a delicacy in the Middle East and it’s usually sautéed with onions and olive oil
Delicious!!
wow my patch looks just like this one, just a bit behind but super thick growth, mine is only about 5-6 weeks since sown. i got a late start, the laxative part is interesting as it would always be better than an over the counter lax if it works.
I'm from north Africa and common mallow here is a very common dish
Nice! Thank you for sharing!
It would be good to see you preparing and cooking it.
This has been growing in backyard for years.
Lucky you!
@@EdibleWildFood-1 here to like every winter grows like a weed and no one knows it's edibility 😁
I have a batch of this coming up in a raised bed where I can't get any other plant to do well. I hope it sticks around! I ate it in Texas, but haven't used it here yet.
It is meant to be there!!!!
Selenium is great for weight loss and very soothing.
Thank you for sharing this!
We tells it, Lafa. From, Assam, India. Good for health specially kidney. Green vegetable.
Thank you for sharing! And Assam is home to amazing black tea!!
What about the kind that stays close to the ground and spreads broadly through the grass
There are a lot of these flowers at Garry Point Park
This youtube channel is super cool 👌 😎
Thank you!!!
Are there any poisonous plants that can be confused with mallow?
I have a similar question. Cuz this looks like spurge to me, and (besides having that everywhere in my yard), is that not a noxious weed?
@@sislau I could be wrong but that looks absolutely nothing like spurge that grows along the ground with a vine like part in the middle with leaves on both sides, unless perhaps there’s a different spurge weed?
Is there any look alike to be careful of? These keep growing, and I just keep cutting them and throwing them away. I never grew up planting plants/identifying plants, so I am always nervous when growing my own plants/finding wild plants. (yes, im nervous even for my own growing cus I dont know if my seeds germinated or weed🤣 or sometimes I dont know if my plants are too old to eat.)
Always best to be safe than sorry. To my knowledge there are no toxic lookalikes! www.ediblewildfood.com/mallow.aspx
The mallow leaves resemble the geranium leaves.
Great video!
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Thank you. Great info.
Your kind words is the fuel that keeps me going!
Good video, is there any poisonous lookalikes?
Thank you. Not that I am aware of. Ground ivy may look like this to some people but that is a very good edible too!
Good info. Thank you!
You are most welcome and thank you for watching!
I have the decorative mallow,would those leaves still be edible?
There are many species of mallow - unless I know the species I can't answer that question with certainty.
I'm in United States but am unable to find common mallow seeds. Can someone share the link to buy these
There are many seed suppliers in the US - online search!
@@EdibleWildFood-1 nothing! I've not been able to find common mallow seeds anywhere
It is an easy search! www.etsy.com/ca/shop/KevanCraftsAndSeeds?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1094110420&from_page=listing@@shivanikaul8887
I can't see any around. How can I get the seeds?
Do an online search for seed sellers.
How did we become so ignorant of the benefits of all these so called weeds... Anazing!
Laziness? How simple to "forage" in a grocery store!
Are the leaves soft and fuzzy?
No, they are somewhat smooth!
They have a little fuzz, and I find washing them thoroughly helps. I've also heard of soaking them in salty water after washing may help.
alex carter the reason I asked was for identification purposes only. I have some wild plants in my yard that has leaves shaped like that and they are also velvety feeling to the touch. I was wondering if it was mallow? I’m waiting to see what kind of flower it gets for identification also.
@@laurasoftheart Sorry for the late reply Laura ... if you can, take a picture and send it to info@ediblewildfood.com. :)
A little, yes, but it varies
I wonder why the author pronounces it as "mollow". Mallow rhymes with shallow.
It is how I was taught - besides, many words are pronounced different ...tomato is one.
Here is my mallow. Now if I only could figure out how it got from Africa all the way to my backyard in Lancaster CA??!!!
It came to our shores hundreds of years ago by settlers, in the ballast of ships, etc. Then - - it spread like a weed!
It grows wild in n. California,too. I eat the leaves as a small” wrap”. I’m really trying to find the video I saw years ago. A woman harvests the little seeds and turns them into the most amazing looking “marshmallow candy “. This was from the COMMON MALLOW. I can’t find that old video. Thank you.
@@toneenorman2135 That sounds amazing! If you ever find it please share the link!!
@@EdibleWildFood-1 It was over 5 years ago. This woman collected the “cheeses” , ( the seeds ) at least a full cup. It took a long time,because they are tiny. But,then,the recipe was fairly simple,and,the finished candy LOOKED amazing. She even melted some on her hot cocoa. It was perfect. She said it doesn’t last very long once she takes it out of the oven…because her kids eat it so fast… it was a perfect,white,fluffy,chewy looking marshmallow….FROM THE SEEDS of the Common Mallow….I’ve looked for over a hour,today,trying to find that video! Thank you!
@@toneenorman2135 I've been looking but no luck so far!
The title says "identifying" but the video doesn't tell you how to identify the plant.
Visual identification for easy to learn plants such as the mallow is preferred by many - for those who want to read about it I have a link in the description.
Is it also know as zerbenia?
I have never heard of that so I doubt it.
In a different language yes, but I’m not sure which. Arabic it is “Khobeyzah”
The leaves are not very mucus-y at all.
This looks like spurge. I have a TON of spurge in my backyard and none of my animals will eat it, which makes me think I shouldn't either. How do I know the difference?
There are many spurges... this is one - ruclips.net/video/TCi49CRgKyU/видео.html&lc=Ugz-MsOF5XfYqtc3uqh4AaABAg
where can I buy seeds
Check with local or online seed sellers!
What does it's root look like?
It has a taproot with many secondary fibrous roots.
Like a carrot with legs?
@@jenniferjones3969 Kind of! lolol The best way to see it is to dig one up if you have access to a plant!