Lavatera assurgentiflora Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lavatera assurgentiflora Kellogg

(not an active name)

Island mallow, Malva rosa

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2016 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2002 Lynn Watson

2006 John Game

Lavatera assurgentiflora is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Malva assurgentiflora


	Plant Range Observation Search ~310 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. assurgentiflora ... ssp. glabra
Genus:	Lavatera
Family:	Malvaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Malva assurgentiflora

Information about Lavatera assurgentiflora from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (LAAS) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2024).