J20151029-0094—Malva assurgentiflora—RPBG (21964505294)

Description:

Malva assurgentiflora—island mallow. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants under its synonym Lavatera assurgentiflora on list [1B.1] (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). Nearly gone from its native habitat on the Channel Islands, the victim of grazing by feral goats. All mainland California populations are introduced. A desired ornamental and windbreak, the species has often escaped from cultivation. M. assurgentiflora is regarded as weedy in several of those areas of the globe where it has escaped. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA .