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Malacothamnus aboriginum
Also called Indian Valley Bush Mallow, Gray Bushmallow
Malacothamnus aboriginum is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Indian Valley bushmallow. It is endemic to the southern Coastal Ranges of California, primarily in the southern half of the Diablo Range and the Gabilan Range. Plants from San Diego County called Malacothamnus aboriginum in the past were described as the new species Malacothamnus enigmaticus in 2019.
Abbott's bushmallow · Bewildering bushmallow · San Clemente Island bushmallow · Davidson's bushmallow · Yellowstem bushmallow · Enigmatic bushmallow · Chaparral bushmallow · Monarch bushmallow · Fremont's bushmallow · Carmel Valley bushmallow · Jones's bushmallow · Santa Lucia bushmallow
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malacothamnus aboriginum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
