Taxon Details
Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. assurgentiflora
island mallow
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Taxon Summary:
Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. assurgentiflora, commonly known as island mallow, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Malvaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Coastal bluff scrub, and Coastal scrub, growing at elevations from 15 to 245 meters. Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. assurgentiflora is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.|
Scientific Name: Lavatera assurgentiflora Kell. ssp. assurgentiflora |
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Common Name: island mallow |
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| Family: | Malvaceae | |
| Element Code: | PDMAL0N021 | |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | LAASA | |
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Synonyms/Other Names: |
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| Name Status: |
JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G1T1 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| Other Status: | SB_SBBG |
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CRPR Changes: |
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| Add Date: | 1974-01-01 |
| Date Edited: | 2022-01-05 |
| Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Mar-Nov
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Elevation:
15 - 245 meters 50 - 805 feet |
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General Habitats:
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Notes: Known from fewer than ten native occurrences. Rare at all occurrences, and seriously threatened by grazing; reduced to one plant on ANA Isl. One occurrence introduced on SMI Isl. (SMIE); cultivated plants grow on SNI Isl. but native occurrence extirpated. May not be native to SRO Isl.; plants on mainland, SCZ Isl., and Todos Santos Isl. (BA) most likely planted. Recovery efforts ongoing on ANA Isl. See L. assurgentiflora in The Jepson Manual. See The California Islands: Proceedings of a Multidisciplinary Symposium, pp. 175-178 (1980) for species account. |
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Taxonomy: |
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| Threat List Total: | 0 | |
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| EOs with Threat Listed: | 0 | % |
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| Total Occurrences: | 6 | ||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 6 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 0 | ||||
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| Presumed Extant | 4 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 2 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Anacapa Island (3311983), San Miguel Island East (3312083), San Miguel Island West (3312084), San Nicolas Island (3311924)*, Santa Rosa Island North (3312081) |
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Notes:
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Presumed Extant
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