1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens v. xxiv. 581 The second wild kind which is the least, is called Malua sylvestris pumila, or Malua pumila, that is to say, the small wilde Hocke, or Dwarffe Mallowe.
1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau xxiv. 344 Dwarf Mallow has a prostrate stem.
1996 158 Dwarf Mallow. Procumbent annual native wild flower with stems covered in a star-shaped down.