[3] Malva pusilla is native to temperate and Mediterranean Europe, Turkey, Caucasia, and northwest Iran.

[5] In the United States, in can specifically be found in the states of California, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

[7] It is easy to grow in ordinary garden conditions in moist, fertile soil and a sunny setting.

Leaves have orbicular shape (widely triangular) with palmate venation and serrate margins.

In the past, mallows were often referred to as cheesepants because the carpel is shaped similarly to a triangular wedge of cheese.

[9] Dyes can be obtained from the Malva pusilla plant and seed heads, such as cream, yellow, and green.

In April 2024, the New York Times reported that Gazans under siege were eating it to stave off starvation.

The leaves are demulcent, which can be used as a soothing agent to relieve minor pain and membrane inflammation.

The seed of the Malva pusilla can be used in the treatment of coughs, bronchitis, ulcers, and hemorrhoids.