Malacothamnus eastwoodiae

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Scientific Name: Malacothamnus eastwoodiae K. Morse
Common Name: Alice's lovely bushmallow
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL0Q0Q0
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Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: May-Jun(Aug)

Elevation:
25 - 130 meters
80 - 425 feet

General Habitats:

Microhabitat Details: Found in Burton Mesa maritime chaparral; many plants found on the edge between chaparral and more open areas.

Microhabitat:

Notes:
Threats: Threatened by hybridization with M. nuttallii and possibly threatened by fire suppression, altered fire regimes, competition from invasive plants, and military activities.
Taxonomy: One site has likely hybrids with M. nuttallii.

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	3
Recent <=20 Years	2

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Casmalia (3412075), Guadalupe (3412085), Lompoc (3412064), Surf (3412065)

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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CNPS Status Review:	Proposed addition to CRPR 1B.1, G1 / S1 (2024)
Original Description:	Malacothamnus Volume 2: 61–64 (2023)
Taxonomic Treatment:	Malacothamnus Volume 3 (2023)
Species Account:	Malacothamnus Volume 3 (2023)