Creeping mallow

Mallows are common weeds around the world, with quite a few varieties being well represented in NZ. Strictly speaking, mallows are all from the Malva genus, but there are also some nonMalva species that we commonly refer to as mallows, just because we all enjoy confusion and contradiction so much. One of those, creeping mallow (Modiola caroliniana), is included in this weed file.
Creeping mallow has orange flowers, growing singly on short stalks, and having a diameter of about 15mm. It flowers from October to March.