''Iliamna'' is a small

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of flowering plants in the mallow

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, endemic to North America. It is related to the bush mallows of California (''Malacothamnus'') and to '' Phymosia'' of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. These perennial herbs are known commonly as wild hollyhocks and sometimes as globe mallows, Kankakee mallow, Kankakee globe mallow, and Streambank wild hollyhock. More often, the latter terms refer to members of the genus ''

Sphaeralcea ''Sphaeralcea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family (Malvaceae). There are about 40-60 species, including annuals, perennials, and shrubs. Most originate in the drier regions of North America, with some known from South America. ...

'', which belong, like Iliamna, to the "typical" mallow

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(

Malveae Malveae is a tribe of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, subfamily Malvoideae. The tribe circumscribes approximately 70 genera and 1040 species and has the greatest species diversity out the three tribes that make up Malvoideae ( ...

) of the mallow and hibiscus

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Malvoideae Malvoideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, which includes in the minimum the genus ''Malva''. It was first used by Burnett in 1835, but was not much used until recently, where, within the framework of the APG System, which unites th ...

. The name of the genus, proposed by

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, appears to be a reference to

Iliamna Lake Iliamna Lake or Lake Iliamna ( ; ; ) is a lake in southwest Alaska, at the north end of the Alaska Peninsula, between Kvichak Bay and Cook Inlet, about west of Seldovia, Alaska. It shares a name with the Iliamna River, which flows into it, and th ...

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, even though the genus Iliamna does not occur in Alaska The plants are herbaceous with a racemose inflorescence consisting of showy, slightly fragrant flowers ranging in color from almost white to lavender. The leaves are alternate and shallowly palmately lobed and stems and leaves are coarsely pubescent. The sepals of ''I. remota'' plants are broadly lanceolate and longer than wide compared to the broadly triangular ovate sepals that were equally broad and long on ''I. rivularis'' plants. ''Iliamna remota'' was first reported by the Reverend E. J. Hill on June 29, 1872, on

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in the

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of northern Illinois. Reverend Hill noted that the plants grew in habitats he called "gravelly island" and "dry banks". ''Iliamna remota'' was designated as endangered by the

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in 1980. Historical surveys and management recovery plans for ''I. remota'' and its vegetation on Langham Island have been reviewed. The island has remained undisturbed since 1945 after farming ceased on that island. In 1966, the island then was dedicated as an

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with the primary purpose to preserve the native ''Iliamna remota'' population.

List of species

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include: * ''

Iliamna bakeri ''Iliamna bakeri'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Baker's globe mallow and Baker's wild hollyhock. It is endemic to northeastern California and southeastern Oregon. It grows in the Southe ...

'' – Baker's wild hollyhock, Baker's globe-mallow * ''

Iliamna corei ''Iliamna corei'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Peters Mountain mallow. It is endemic to Virginia in the United States, where it is known only from Peters Mountain in Giles County. A single oc ...

'' – (formerly in ''I. remota'') – Peter's Mountain mallow * ''

Iliamna crandallii Iliamna can refer to: Places in the United States * Iliamna, Alaska, a census-designated place * Iliamna Bay on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska * Iliamna Lake in Alaska * Iliamna River in Alaska * Iliamna Volcano in Alaska * Iliamna Airport Iliamn ...

'' * ''

Iliamna grandiflora Iliamna can refer to: Places in the United States * Iliamna, Alaska, a census-designated place * Iliamna Bay on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska * Iliamna Lake in Alaska * Iliamna River in Alaska * Iliamna Volcano in Alaska * Iliamna Airport Iliamn ...

'' * ''

Iliamna latibracteata ''Iliamna latibracteata'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names California globe mallow and California wild hollyhock. It is endemic to the coniferous forests of the Klamath Mountains, in north ...

'' – California wild hollyhock, California globe-mallow * ''

Iliamna longisepala ''Iliamna longisepala'', known by the common name long sepal globemallow,Burke Herbarium Image Collection, https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Iliamna%20longisepala , accessdate = 21 May 2021 is a per ...

'' * ''

Iliamna remota ''Iliamna remota'', commonly known as the Kankakee mallow, is an endangered species of flowering plant in the mallow family. It is endemic to a single location, the Langham Island in Kankakee River State Park, in the US state of Illinois. Desc ...

'' – Kankakee mallow * '' Iliamna rivularis'' – Streambank wild hollyhock

References

* * Malveae Malvaceae genera {{Malveae-stub