Species Details

Malacothamnus parishii

Parish's bushmallow

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Classification

Scientific Name: Malacothamnus parishii (Eastw.) Kearn.
Common Name: Parish's bushmallow
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL0Q0C0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1A
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	GXQ
State Rank:	SX
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-06-04

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: Jun-Jul

Elevation:
305 - 455 meters
1000 - 1495 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Coastal scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known only from the type collection (in 1895). Extirpated by urbanization. RIV Co. record from the Santa Rosa Mtns. probably erroneous, based on a misidentification of Sphaeralcea. Field surveys unsuccessful. See Leaflets of Western Botany 1:216 (1936) or original description, and 6(6):136 (1951) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy: A synonym of M. fasciculatus in The Jepson Manual.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	100 %
Development	1	100%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					1
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	1	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	1

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)*

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Devore (3411724), Fontana (3411714), Harrison Mtn. (3411722), Redlands (3411712)*, San Bernardino North (3411723), San Bernardino South (3411713)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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