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Iliamna latibracteata is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names California globe mallow and California wild hollyhock.
Iliamna latibracteata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Iliamna |
Species: | I. latibracteata
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Binomial name | |
Iliamna latibracteata Wiggins
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It is endemic to the coniferous forests of the Klamath Mountains, in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon
Description
editIliamna latibracteata is a large perennial herb growing a hairy stem from a woody caudex to heights between one and two meters.
It produces palmate leaves with generally 5 or 7 pointed lobes on long, slender petioles, each leaf up to 20 centimeters long.
Flowers grow in the leaf axils, singly or in small clusters. Each flower is cup-shaped with five pink-lavender petals 2 to 3 centimeters long.
External links
edit- Jepson Manual Treatment of Iliamna latibracteata
- USDA Plants Profile
- Iliamna latibracteata — UC Photos gallery