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Jones's bushmallow

Malacothamnus jonesii

Also called Jones' Bushmallow, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Bushmallow, Slender Bushmallow, Sweet Bushmallow

Jones's bushmallow
Photo: Stickpen, Public domain
Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
CW. California
Climate
subtropical

About

Malacothamnus jonesii is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family which has three varieties, two of which are sometimes recognized at the species rank as Malacothamnus gracilis and Malacothamnus niveus. Malacothamnus jonesii is endemic to San Luis Obispo County, California and just over its northern and southern borders in Monterey and Santa Barbara counties.

Other Malacothamnus plants

Abbott's bushmallow · Indian Valley bushmallow · Bewildering bushmallow · San Clemente Island bushmallow · Davidson's bushmallow · Yellowstem bushmallow · Enigmatic bushmallow · Chaparral bushmallow · Monarch bushmallow · Fremont's bushmallow · Carmel Valley bushmallow · Santa Lucia bushmallow

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malacothamnus jonesii 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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