Common Mallow
Mauve des bois
Used medicinally for centuries; seeds and dried leaves
are used in a tea as a diuretic; leaves are made into a poultice as an
emollient for wounds
Flowers were spread on doorways and woven into garlands
for celebrating May Day
Leaves are used in soups because they are mucilaginous
and therefore naturally thickening
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| Bloom 5.20.13, alongside a road through a vineyard in Lacoste |
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In Situ, 5.22.13, Lacoste valley
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| Palmately lobed leaves |
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