Malacothamnus abbottii

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Scientific Name: Malacothamnus abbottii (Eastw.) Kearn.
Common Name: Abbott's bush-mallow
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL0Q010
USDA Plants Symbol:	MAAB
Synonyms/Other Names:

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: May-Oct

Elevation:
135 - 490 meters
445 - 1610 feet

General Habitats:

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes: Rediscovered in 1990 by D. Mitchell near Sargent Creek; now known from eleven small occurrences. Threatened by housing development, grazing, energy development, and road construction. See Leaflets of Western Botany 1:215 (1936) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	10	77 %
Grazing	10	76%
Other	8	61%
Road/trail construction/maint.	6	46%
Erosion/runoff	5	38%
Agriculture	4	30%
Development	3	23%
Mining	3	23%

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	9
Recent <=20 Years	4

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Monterey (MNT)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bryson (3512171), Hames Valley (3512088), Wunpost (3512087)

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.

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