Pronunciation: la-va-TEER-a as-er-jen-ti-FLOR-a
Common name: Island mallow, Malva rosa
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Rocky places, sandy flats, coastal bluffs
below 1000', Channel Islands, naturalized at some
sites along mainland coast, variable on the islands,
RARE
Blooming period: March to November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lavatera
2) assurgentiflora
NOTE: Some authorities recognize two sspp. for
the northern and southern Channel Islands