Iliamna rivularis

Iliamna rivularis, known by the common name streambank wild hollyhock,[1] is a perennial plant species in the family Malvaceae.

The plant typically grows 3 to 6 feet tall from a woody caudex and produces dense racemes of soft lavender-pink flowers.

Seeds have a very hard coat and can remain viable in the soil for more than 50 years; seed germination is often triggered after a wildfire.

This species is native to sunny mountain streambanks, meadows, and open forest slopes from east of the Cascade Range, from British Columbia and Alberta to Montana and south to Oregon and Colorado.

rivularis, which is often called Iliamna remota[2] and has the common name Kankakee globe-mallow, has suffered drastic population declines in the Eastern United States, largely from an altered fire regimen caused by long-term fire suppression which has changed the forest canopy structure.