Species Details

Malacothamnus helleri

Heller's bushmallow

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Classification

Scientific Name: Malacothamnus helleri (Eastw.) Kearn.
Common Name: Heller's bushmallow
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL0Q0G0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	3.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2Q
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 4.3 to 3.3 on 2014-12-15
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-05-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
305 - 635 meters
1000 - 2085 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral (sandstone)
Riparian woodland (gravel)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Previously CRPR 4.3; move to CRPR 1B? Location, rarity, and taxonomic information needed. See Leaflets of Western Botany 1(18):217-218 (1936) for original description and 6(6):124-125 (1951) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy: A synonym of M. fremontii in TJM (1993) and TJM 2.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Colusa (COL), Glenn (GLE), Lake (LAK), Napa (NAP), Yolo (YOL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Benmore Canyon (3912215), Brooks (3812262), Esparto (3812261), Glascock Mtn. (3812283), Guinda (3812272), Jericho Valley (3812274), Knoxville (3812273), Lake Berryessa (3812252), Lodoga (3912234), Lower Lake (3812285), Monticello Dam (3812251), Rail Canyon (3912244), Rumsey (3812282), Walter Springs (3812263), Wilbur Springs (3912214), Wilson Valley (3812284), Winters (3812158)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Change on 2014-12-15