Species Details
Malacothamnus jonesii var. niveus
fragrant-snow bushmallow
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© 2017 Keir Morse |
Species Description:
Malacothamnus jonesii var. niveus, commonly known as fragrant-snow bushmallow, is a perennial deciduous shrub in the Malvaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chaparral, and Cismontane woodland, growing at elevations from 225 to 1075 meters. Malacothamnus jonesii var. niveus is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.|
Scientific Name: Malacothamnus jonesii (Munz) Kearney var. niveus (Eastw.) K. Morse |
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Common Name: fragrant-snow bushmallow |
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| Family: | Malvaceae | |
| Element Code: | PDMAL0Q0H0 | |
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JEP, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 4.3 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
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CRPR Changes: added to 4.3 on 2024-09-11 |
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| Add Date: | 2024-09-11 |
| Date Edited: | 2024-09-16 |
| Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: (Mar-Apr)May-Jun(Jul-Oct)
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Elevation:
225 - 1075 meters 740 - 3525 feet |
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Threats: Threatened by grazing, nonnative plants, development, altered flood/tidal regime, and mining. Potentially threatened by hybridization with other Malacothamnus taxa. |
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Taxonomy: Formerly treated as a synonym of M. jonesii s.l. The calyces of M. jonesii var. niveus have longer stellate trichome rays, averaging greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, versus those of M. jonesii vars. jonesii and gracilis which average less than or equal to 0.4 mm. Intermediates with var. jonesii occur in west-central SLO Co. and intermediates with var. gracilis occur near the border of SLO and SBA cos. |
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| Threat List Total: | 0 | |
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| EOs with Threat Listed: | 0 | 0 % |
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| Total Occurrences: | 0 | ||||
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| Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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