Lavatera assurgentiflora

Lavatera assurgentiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Lavatera
Species:	L. assurgentiflora
Binomial name
Lavatera assurgentiflora Kellogg

Lavatera assurgentiflora, the Island Mallow, Mission Mallow, Royal Mallow,^[1] Island Tree Mallow, Malva Rosa is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family. It is endemic to California, where it is native only to the Channel Islands.

It can also be found growing in coastal mainland California, where it is an escapee from cultivation. It is grown as an ornamental plant and windbreak.^[2]

Description

Lavatera assurgentiflora is a sprawling perennial herb or bushy shrub generally exceeding a meter tall and approaching four meters in maximum height. The leaves are up to 15 centimeters long and wide and are divided into 5 to 7 toothed lobes. The showy flowers have five dark-veined deep pink petals which are somewhat rectangular in shape and 2.5 to 4.5 centimeters long. The disc-shaped fruit is divided into 6 or 8 segments each containing a seed.

References

1. ^ L. assurgentiflora at Malvaceae Info
2. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment

External links

• USDA Plants Profile - Lavatera assurgentiflora
• "Lavatera assurgentiflora". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=21817. 
• Lavatera assurgentiflora - Photo gallery

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