Like many members of the Fabaceae, it is an effective hybridizes with other lupine species outside its range, such as " Lupinus littoralis " ( seashore lupin ) and " Lupinus rivularis " ( riverbank lupin ), further endangering the survival of those native ecosystem integrated species.
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"Iliamna rivularis " var . " rivularis ", which is often called " Iliamna remota " and has the common name Kankakee globe-mallow, has suffered drastic population declines in the eastern USA; largely from an altered fire regimen caused by long-term fire suppression which has changed the forest canopy structure.
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"Iliamna rivularis " var . " rivularis ", which is often called " Iliamna remota " and has the common name Kankakee globe-mallow, has suffered drastic population declines in the eastern USA; largely from an altered fire regimen caused by long-term fire suppression which has changed the forest canopy structure.
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The species was described from a lone type specimen, the holotype leaf specimen UCMP 93l0A, B . Both the specific name " castorrivularis " is a combination of the words " " Castor " ", the genus name for beavers, and " rivularis ", Latin for rill or brook, in recognition of the type and only location for the species at Beaver Creek.
