Malva thuringiaca is a species in the Malva genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae, tribe Malveae, . This species is found in Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, South European Russi, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia.