Species Details

Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. glabra

southern island mallow

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Photo of Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. glabra
© 1993 Dean Wm. Taylor
Scientific Name:
Lavatera assurgentiflora Kell. ssp. glabra Philbrick
Common Name:
southern island mallow
Family: Malvaceae
Element Code: PDMAL0N022
USDA Plants Symbol: LAASG
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: May-Sep
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Elevation:
5 - 250 meters
15 - 820 feet
General Habitats:
  • Coastal bluff scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Possibly threatened by development. Feral herbivores removed from SCM Isl.; still a threat on SCT Isl. See L. assurgentiflora in The Jepson Manual. See The California Islands: Proceedings of a Multidisciplinary Symposium, pp. 175-178 (1980) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 5
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 5 42 %
THREAT LIST:
Non-native plant impacts 3 25%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 2 16%
Foot traffic/trampling 2 16%
Development 1 8%
Road/trail construction/maint. 1 8%
Total Occurrences: 12
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 0 4 0 0 7
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 8
Recent <=20 Years 4
Presence:
Presumed Extant 12
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873), Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina West (3311845)
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.
Presumed Extant
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