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Kosteletzkya pentacarpos

(Linnaeus) Ledebour

Seashore-mallow

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1005235

Element CodePDMAL0M034

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderMalvales

FamilyMalvaceae

GenusKosteletzkya

Synonyms

Kosteletzkya pentacarpos var. pentacarposKosteletzkya virginica(L.) K. Presl ex GrayKosteletzkya virginica var. 1

Concept Reference

Alexander, S.N., L.C. Hayek, and A. Weeks. 2012. A subspecific revision of North American saltmarsh mallow Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb. (Malvaceae). Castanea 77(1): 106-122.

Taxonomic Comments

This record represents the narrower North American Kosteletzkya taxon which includes althaeifolia, aquilonia, and pentacarpos (=virginica) material but not smilacifolia material. Alexander et al. (2012) treated this taxon as K. pentacarpos var. pentacarpos. Weakley (2024) elevates it to K. pentacarpos. In contrast, Kartesz (1994, 1999) and Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015) treat K. pentacarpos (=virginica) more broadly and include K. smilacifolia in it. The species epithet used in Kartesz (1994, 1999) is virginica. The species epithet used in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015) is pentacarpos. As explained in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015), it was determined that the Eurasian and North American plants are the same species and since A.J. Cavanilles was the first to unite them, his choice of the epithet pentacarpos must be followed.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Alabama	S1	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
New York	SX	Yes
South Carolina	S4	Yes
Delaware	S4	Yes
Virginia	S5	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S3	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alexander Springs Creek	Ocala National Forest	2,954

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Catfish Lake North	Croatan National Forest	11,299
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

References (6)

Alexander, S.N. 2010. A subspecific revision of North American saltmarsh mallow, Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb. M.S. Thesis, George Mason Univ. [https://mars.gmu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/902e916f-ea0a-429b-831a-fd9b3a58052d/content]
Alexander, S.N., L.C. Hayek, and A. Weeks. 2012. A subspecific revision of North American saltmarsh mallow Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb. (Malvaceae). Castanea 77(1): 106-122.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.
Weeks, A. 2017. Taxa in Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb. In Weakley, A.S., D.B. Poindexter, R.J. LeBlond, B.A. Sorrie, C.H. Karlsson, P.J. Williams, E.L. Bridges, S.L. Orzell, B.R. Keener, A. Weeks, R.D. Noyes, M. Flores-Cruz, J.T. Diggs, G.D. Gann, and A.J. Floden. 2017. New combinations, rank changes, and nomenclatural and taxonomic comments in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. II. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 11: 291-325.