CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Malacothamnus palmeri var. involucratus

Common Name:	Carmel Valley bush-mallow
Family:	Malvaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDMAL0Q0B1
Full Name:	Malacothamnus palmeri (Wats.) Greene var. involucratus (Rob.) Kearn.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	MAPA2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub Blooming Period: May - October Habitat: • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland • Coastal scrub

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G3T2Q T2: Imperiled. G3: (species) Vulnerable. (There are taxonomic questions associated with this name)

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 32
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

3 5 1 0 0 23

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
24	8

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
32	0	0

Notes

Threatened by development in MNT Co. A synonym of M. palmeri in The Jepson Manual. See Synoptical Flora of North America 1(1):310 (1897) for original description, and Leaflets of Western Botany 6(6):121 (1951) for revised nomenclature.
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Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 30 - 1100 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Monterey (MNT), San Luis Obispo (SLO)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Atascadero (246B) 35120D6, San Luis Obispo (246C) 35120C6, Cypress Mountain (270C) 35120E8, Pebblestone Shut-in (271A) 35121F1, Cambria (271D) 35121E1, Hames Valley (294B) 35120H8, Williams Hill (295A) 35121H1, Jolon (295B) 35121H2, Bryson (295D) 35121G1, Cosio Knob (318C) 36121A2, Espinosa Canyon (318D) 36121A1, Bear Canyon (319D) 36121A3, Carmel Valley (343B) 36121D6, Spreckels (365C) 36121E6, Chualar (365D) 36121E5, Monterey (366C) 36121E8, Seaside (366D) 36121E7

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1070

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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