Species Details

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. catalinensis

Santa Catalina Island bushmallow

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Classification

Scientific Name: Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex. Torr. & A. Gray) Greene var. catalinensis (Eastw.) Kearney
Common Name: Santa Catalina Island bushmallow
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL0Q062
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T2Q
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 4.2 on 2015-05-04
Add Date:	2015-05-04
Date Edited:	2024-05-07

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: Apr-Jul

Elevation:
10 - 320 meters
35 - 1050 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Coastal scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See Leaflets of Western Botany 1(18):215-216 (1936) for original description and 6(6):138 (1959) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats: Threatened by fire suppression. Possibly threatened by feral herbivores.
Taxonomy: Treated as an island-endemic in TJM 2; earlier treatments also placed it on the mainland.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina South (3311834), Santa Catalina West (3311845)

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2015-05-04