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Malvaceae

Island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora (Kellogg) M.F.Ray

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malva

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Island mallow: Malva assurgentiflora (syn: Lavatera assurgentiflora ) — Island Mallow, Island Tree Mallow. Endemic species of the Channel Islands in Southern California. Speci
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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
خبازة تصاعدية الأزهار
Chinese
朝天花葵
English
Island mallow, Mission mallow, Royal mallow

Synonyms

  • Althaea assurgentiflora (Kellogg) Kuntze
  • Althaea assurgentifolia (Kellogg) Kuntze
  • Lavatera assurgentiflora Kellogg
  • Lavatera assurgentiflora subsp. dendroidea (Greene) Cockerell
  • Lavatera assurgentiflora subsp. glabra Philbrick
  • Saviniona assurgentiflora (Kellogg) Greene
  • Saviniona clementinae Greene
  • Saviniona dendroidea Greene
  • Saviniona reticulata Greene
  • Saviniona suspensa Greene

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.