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Yellowstem bushmallow

Malacothamnus densiflorus

Also called Few-rayed bushmallow, Yellow Stem Bush Mallow, San Jacinto Bushmallow, Dense Flowered Bushmallow, Hispid Bushmallow, Many Flowered Bushmallow

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SW. California to Mexico (NW. Baja California Norte)
Climate
subtropical

About

Malacothamnus densiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, which has two varieties. It is endemic to the Peninsular Ranges of southwestern California and northwestern Baja California.

Other Malacothamnus plants

Abbott's bushmallow · Indian Valley bushmallow · Bewildering bushmallow · San Clemente Island bushmallow · Davidson's 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 densiflorus 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.

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