Malacothamnus fremontii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Malacothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex A. Gray) Greene

Unfurled bushmallow

2019 Keir Morse

2017 Keir Morse

2022 Ryan O'Dell

2017 Keir Morse

2018 Keir Morse

2017 Aaron Schusteff

2017 Neal Kramer

2023 Dianne Lake

2019 Keir Morse

2017 Keir Morse

2019 Keir Morse

2017 Keir Morse

Malacothamnus fremontii is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~527 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. exfibulosus ... var. fremontii
Genus:	Malacothamnus
Family:	Malvaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


KM	Malvastrum fremontii
KM	Malveopsis fremontii
KM	Sphaeralcea fremontii

Information about Malacothamnus fremontii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MAFR2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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: 11/21/2024).