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Malacothamnus fremontii
Also called Unfurled bushmallow, Fremon's Bushmallow, Frémont's Bushmallow
Malacothamnus fremontii is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, which has two varieties, one of which is sometimes recognized as the species Malacothamnus helleri. Malacothamnus fremontii is known by the common names unfurled bushmallow (as its corollas remain unfurled after flowering) and Frémont's bushmallow (after John C. Frémont). Unfurled bushmallow is the suggested common name for people who do not wish to honor Fremont, who led multiple massacres against Indigenous peoples. Malacothamnus fremontii is endemic to northern California in and west of the Sierra Nevada.
Abbott's bushmallow · Indian Valley bushmallow · Bewildering bushmallow · San Clemente Island bushmallow · Davidson's bushmallow · Yellowstem bushmallow · Enigmatic bushmallow · Chaparral bushmallow · Monarch bushmallow · Carmel Valley bushmallow · Jones's bushmallow · Santa Lucia bushmallow
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malacothamnus fremontii 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.
