Malva alcea Malva alcea Malva alcea (greater musk-mallow, cut-leaved mallow, vervain mallow or hollyhock mallow) is a plant in the mallow family native to southwestern, central and eastern Europe and southwestern Asia, from Spain north to southern Sweden and east to Russia and Turkey. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 50–125 cm tall, with stems covered in stellate hairs, meaning they branch at the free end into several strands. The leaves are 2–8 cm long and 2–8 cm broad, palmately lobed with five to seven blunt lobes; basal leaves on the lower stem are very shallowly lobed, those higher on
Cylindropuntia rosea where they work and live. Spraying has reduced the occurrence of this plant in the Lightning Ridge area, but constant follow-up spraying will be needed for further control. The New South Walrd Government has spent $200,000 on management of this weed. Cylindropuntia rosea Cylindropuntia rosea, the Hudson pear, is a cactus Australian botanists attribute to being native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Northwestern Mexico. The plant is an invasive species in Australia. "Cylindropuntia rosea", the Hudson pear, has pink flowers and white spines. It has long, white, strong spines and can grow up to 1.5 metres high and