Malacothamnus jonesii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Malacothamnus jonesii (Munz) Kearney

Jones's bushmallow

2012 Terrence Gosliner

2017 Keir Morse

2019 Angelique Herman

2014 Zoya Akulova

2017 Keir Morse

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

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~403 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. gracilis ... var. jonesii ... var. niveus
Genus:	Malacothamnus
Family:	Malvaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


KM	Malvastrum jonesii

Information about Malacothamnus jonesii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MAJO) 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 CNPS Inventory: 4.3 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).