CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Malacothamnus palmeri var. palmeri

Common Name:	Santa Lucia bush-mallow
Family:	Malvaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDMAL0Q0B5
Full Name:	Malacothamnus palmeri (Wats.) Greene var. palmeri
USDA PLANTS Symbol:

Biology
Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub Blooming Period: May - July Habitat: • Chaparral (rocky)

Rarity Status
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: 9
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 2 1 0 0 6

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
6	3

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
9	0	0

Notes
MNT Co. plants need confirmation. Threatened by alteration of fire regimes. A synonym of M. palmeri in The Jepson Manual. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 12:250 (1877) for original description. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 60 - 360 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, Morro Bay North (247A) 35120D7, Morro Bay South (247D) 35120C7, Templeton (269C) 35120E6, Cypress Mountain (270C) 35120E8, Pebblestone Shut-in (271A) 35121F1, Pico Creek (271C) 35121E2, Cambria (271D) 35121E1, Cosio Knob (318C)? 36121A2, Spreckels (365C)? 36121E6, 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

1072

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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