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Island Mallow (Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. assurgentiflora)

  • Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 159256
  • Lifeform: Shrub, Subshrub
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Where is Island Mallow (Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. assurgentiflora) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Island Mallow can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Island Mallow (Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. assurgentiflora)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Lavatera assurgentiflora subsp. assurgentiflora in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 376 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 2 seed accessions of Lavatera assurgentiflora subsp. assurgentiflora from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 11 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. assurgentiflora
Authority Philbrick
Family Malvaceae
CPC Number 2444
ITIS 524213
USDA LAASA
Duration Perennial
Common Names Island Mallow | Malva Real | Malva Rosa
Associated Scientific Names Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. assurgentiflora
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S1
Ecological Relationships

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Pollinators
Common Name Name in Text Association Type Source InteractionID
Bees
Bumble bees Bombus Not Specified Link
Carpenter bees Xylocopa Not Specified Link
Chimney bees Diadasia Not Specified Link

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