streambank globe-mallow (streambank wild hollyhock)
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Iliamna rivularis var. rivularis
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a woody stem-base; stems woody, erect, branched, short- to stiff-hairy with star-shaped hairs, 0.5-2 m tall.
Leaves:
Alternate, mapleleaf-like, 5-15 cm long, 3- to 7-lobed, lobes triangular and coarsely toothed; stalks shorter than the leaves, hairy with fine star-shaped hairs, 2-5 cm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1-several, axillary flowers on stalks 0.6-1.2 cm long, hairy; petals 5, rose-purple, 2-2.5 cm long; calyces 5-lobed, the lobes pointed, hairy, 3-5 mm long.
Fruits:
Carpels, rounded at the top, hairy, 7-8 mm long; seeds 2-4.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic disturbed areas, streambanks and meadows in the steppe and lower montane zones; infrequent in S BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; S to CO and OR.Status Information
Taxonomic Keys
KEY TO MALVACEAE
1. Stigmas extending full length on the inner surfaces of the style branches.
2. Calyces with basal bractlets; carpels beakless ....................Malva 1. Stigmas terminal and head-like.
3. Leaves heart-shaped and toothed; petals yellow...............Abutilon
4. Petals usually more than 2 cm long; leaves 4-15 cm long; carpels glabrous on the sides, opening the full length at maturity.........................Iliamna |