Now here's something I can help with since I know more about plants
(little as it is though) than I do about shells:
Here are some members of the Mallow Family (Malvaceae) found in North
America
Desert Rosemallow - Hibiscus coulteri
Rock Hibiscus - H. denudatus
Flower-of-an-Hour - H. trionum
Mountain Globemallow - Iliamna rivularis
Desert Five-Spot - Malvastrum rotundifolium
Wild Hollyhock - Sidalcea candida
Checkermallow - S. neomexicana
Desert Globemallow - Sphaeralcea ambigua
Scarlet Globemallow - S. coccinea
Coulter's lobemallow - S. coulteri

All of these plants are western or Southwestern North American plants.
There doesn't seem to be any eastern representatives.
I couldn't find any Lavateras or anything of the genus Malva (unless
some of the ones I have listed are synonyms)
Hope this helps!

FISCHER WOLFGANG wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> i hope someone can help. The is a nonshell related question.
> I'm looking for seeds of the Californian plant Lavatera
> assurgentiflora .
> Are there any other endemic Lavatera or Malva plants in America.
>
> thank you very much
>
> Wolfgang Fischer
>
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