mallow family

family Malvaceae

Member of dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

mallows
genus Malva

mallows
genus Malva

Jepson method: bractlets subtending calyx 3–11, generally forming involucel (a secondary involucre inside the first)

but bractlets are impossible to distinguish from reduced leaves

my method: petals have 3–5 prominent darker veins that may branch and/or fade out toward the petal tip

checkerblooms
genus Sidalcea

checkerblooms
genus Sidalcea

Jepson method: bractlets subtending calyx 0(1–3), generally not forming involucel (secondary involucre)

but bractlets are impossible to distinguish from reduced leaves

my method: petals have numerous lighter veins that branch or network along their length and may fade out toward the petal tip

california flannelbush
Fremontodendron californicum

bushmallows
genus Malacothamnus

9 observed taxons / 8 unobserved taxons / 5 keys

Chris’s observations: 78 (52 are research grade)

Locations:

Months:

Jan.: 3
Feb.: 2
Mar.: 9
Apr.: 32
May: 17
Jun.: 10
Jul.: 1
Aug.: 2
Sep.: 0
Oct.: 1
Nov.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora