Species Details
Malacothamnus discombobulatus
discombobulating bushmallow
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© 2023 Keir Morse |
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Scientific Name: Malacothamnus discombobulatus K. Morse |
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Common Name: discombobulating bushmallow |
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| Family: | Malvaceae | |
| Element Code: | PDMAL0Q0W0 | |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | GNR |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
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CRPR Changes: added to 1B.2 on 2024-06-17 |
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| Add Date: | 2024-06-17 |
| Date Edited: | 2024-12-03 |
| Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: (Jun)Jul-Aug(Sep-Oct)
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Elevation:
150 - 710 meters 490 - 2330 feet |
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Threats: Threatened by grazing, non-native plant impacts, road/trail construction/maintenance, foot traffic/trampling, improper burning regime, and feral pigs. |
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Taxonomy: Formerly treated as a disjunct population of M. davidsonii, which is allopatric; the two taxa are genetically distinct. |
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| Threat List Total: | 10 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 7 | 29 % |
| THREAT LIST: | ||
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| Feral pigs | 6 | 25% |
| Grazing | 6 | 25% |
| Improper burning regime | 6 | 25% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 6 | 25% |
| Other | 5 | 20% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 5 | 20% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 5 | 20% |
| Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime | 1 | 4% |
| Dam/Inundation | 1 | 4% |
| Military operations | 1 | 4% |
| Total Occurrences: | 24 | ||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 15 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 9 | ||||
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| Presumed Extant | 23 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 1 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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| 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) |