Iliamna bakeri
Baker's globe mallow
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Family: Malvaceae · Type: Herb · Native
Conservation status: CNPS 4.2
Iliamna bakeri (Baker's globe mallow) is a native California herb in the Malvaceae family, recognized by clear size differences in leaves and overall plant stature.
Baker's globe mallow is a California native perennial ranked 4.2 by CNPS, found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, and northern Mountain Provinces of Shasta County in mountain slopes, juniper woodland, and lava beds at elevations of 1,000 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces striking rose-purple flowers 3 to 6 centimeters wide with delicate petals. Growing 30 to 120 centimeters tall with upright stems that are densely covered in star-shaped hairs, it forms a robust and textured herbaceous perennial. Its leaves are 1.5 to 4.5 centimeters long, 2 to 5 centimeters wide, with 3 to 5 distinctive lobes, featuring a crenate edge and a tapered to truncate base. The fruit develops 7.5 to 15 millimeters long, containing 3 to 4 seeds per segment.
Identification and appearance
Key characters: 1 sympatric species; clear size differences in leaves and overall plant stature
Habitat and range
Habitat: Mountain slopes, juniper woodland, lava beds
Elevation: 1000-2500 m
California counties: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lake, Mendocino, Lassen, Trinity, Tehama
Outside California: south-central Oregon
Bloom period
Iliamna bakeri blooms Jun-Sep.
Conservation status
CNPS 4.2
How to tell it apart
vs Modiola: Iliamna has bristly fruits and upright stems; Modiola has smooth fruits and prostrate rooting stems.; vs Sphaeralcea: Iliamna fruits are bristly and split open completely; Sphaeralcea fruits are smooth with net-veined closed lower half.; vs Abutilon: Iliamna has 3 bracts beneath flowers and bristly fruits; Abutilon has no bracts and smooth woody fruits.; vs Herissantia: Iliamna has bristly fruits splitting to base; Herissantia has inflated papery balloon-like fruits.
Frequently asked questions
Is Iliamna bakeri native to California?
Yes. Iliamna bakeri is native to California (recorded as native).
When does Iliamna bakeri bloom?
Iliamna bakeri blooms Jun-Sep.
Where in California does Iliamna bakeri grow?
Iliamna bakeri occurs in Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lake, Mendocino, Lassen, Trinity, Tehama, at elevations of 1000-2500 m.
What plant family does Iliamna bakeri belong to?
Iliamna bakeri is in the Malvaceae family, genus Iliamna.
Is Iliamna bakeri rare or endangered?
Iliamna bakeri carries California Rare Plant Rank 4.2, state rank S3.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
Sources: Jepson eFlora · CNPS Rare Plant Inventory · Index of California Plant Names · CalPhotos · CDFW CNDDB
Last updated 2026-10-07
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