Malacothamnus davidsonii

Malacothamnus davidsonii
Conservation status
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Malvoideae
Genus:	Malacothamnus
Species:	M. davidsonii
Binomial name
Malacothamnus davidsonii (B.L.Rob.) Greene

Malacothamnus davidsonii is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Davidson's bushmallow.

Description

Malacothamnus davidsonii is an erect shrub with a thick, multibranched stem reaching 3 to 5 meters in maximum height. It is coated densely in short, woolly fibers, appearing feltlike. The thick, hairy leaves are rounded, divided into several dull lobes, and wavy along the edges. The largest leaves may approach 20 centimeters long. The inflorescence is an elongated cluster of many pale pink, hairy flowers with oval or somewhat triangular petals about half a centimeter long.

Distribution

Malacothamnus davidsonii is endemic to California, where it grows in chaparral, woodland, and other hillside habitats. It is known from three California areas:

• the southern San Francisco Bay Area in and around San Mateo County,
• the Central Coast Ranges of southern Monterey County,
• the Transverse Ranges crossing Los Angeles County.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment: Malacothamnus davidsonii
• USDA Plants Profile: Malacothamnus davidsonii
• Malacothamnus davidsonii Photo gallery

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