Pronunciation: la-va-TEER-a KRET-i-ka
Common name: Cretan mallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Occasionally naturalized along coast of
Santa Barbara and in Ventura Co., Santa Rosa and
Anacapa Islands, native to Mediterranean area
Blooming period: May to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lavatera
2) cretica