Malacothamnus clementinus (San Clemente Is. bushmallow) Mediterranean -Attracts butterflies and bees

-Attracts butterflies and bees

Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides)

The leaves can grow up to three feet

slightly alkaline soil

Malacothamnus clementinus (San Clemente Is. bushmallow) Mediterranean -Attracts butterflies and beesSan Clemente Island bushmallow A rare species of flowering plant in the mallow family that is endemic to San Clemente Island. It can reach a height of up to a five feet hight. The plant became a federally listed endangered species in 1977 when it was limited to a single population nearing extinction due to herbivory by the feral goats which once infested the small island. A bushy shrub with a thin, multibranched stem coated in long, fine hairs and