Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. fasciculatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene var. fasciculatus

Chaparral bushmallow, Mesa bushmallow

2019 Diane Etchison

2024 Ron Vanderhoff

2019 Diane Etchison

2024 Ron Vanderhoff

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. fasciculatus is a shrub that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~430 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Malacothamnus fasciculatus
Genus:	Malacothamnus
Family:	Malvaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Malva fasciculata
JEF	Malvastrum fasciculatum
JEF	Malvastrum thurberi
JEF	Malveopsis fasciculata
JEF	Sphaeralcea fasciculata

Information about Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. fasciculatus from other sources


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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/23/2024).