Malacothamnus arcuatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Malacothamnus arcuatus (Greene) Greene

Arcuate bushmallow

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~107 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Malvastrum arcuatum
OTHER	Malvastrum arcuatum
OTHER	Malveopsis arcuata
OTHER	Sphaeralcea arcuata
CNPS	Malacothamnus arcuatus var. arcuatus

Information about Malacothamnus arcuatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MAFA) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/03/2025).