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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Malacothamnus discombobulatus

discombobulating bushmallow

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Photo of Malacothamnus discombobulatus
© 2023 Keir Morse

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Malacothamnus discombobulatus K. Morse
Common Name:
discombobulating bushmallow
Family: Malvaceae
Element Code:
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank:
State Rank:
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
added to 1B.2 on 2024-06-17
Add Date: 2024-06-17
Date Edited: 2024-06-17

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub
Blooming Period: (Jun)Jul-Aug(Sep-Oct)
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Elevation:
150 - 710 meters
490 - 2330 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Coastal scrub
  • Riparian woodland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Burned areas

  Notes

Notes:
Threats:
Threatened by grazing, non-native plant impacts, road/trail construction/maintenance, foot traffic/trampling, improper burning regime, and feral pigs.
Taxonomy:
Formerly treated as a disjunct population of M. davidsonii, which is allopatric; the two taxa are genetically distinct.

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
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

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Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

CNPS Status Review: Proposed addition to CRPR 1B.2, G2 / S2 (2024)
Original Description: Malacothamnus 2: 70–72 (2023)
Taxonomic Treatment: Malacothamnus 3 (2023)
Species Account: Malacothamnus 3 (2023)
Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 30 June 2024].