Malacothamnus densiflorus

Malacothamnus densiflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Genus: Malacothamnus
Species: M. densiflorus
Binomial name
Malacothamnus densiflorus
(S.Watson) Greene

Malacothamnus densiflorus, often known by the common names yellowstem bushmallow and yellow stem bush mallow, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family. [1] [2]

Endemic range

Malacothamnus densiflorus is endemic to the Peninsular Ranges of southwestern California and northwestern Baja California. It is a member of the chaparral plant community.

Description

Malacothamnus densiflorus is a shrub with a slender, multibranched stem approaching 2 metres (6.6 ft) in maximum height. It is coated in thin to dense yellowish or tan hairs.

The thick to leathery leaves are oval in shape, a few centimeters long, and sometimes divided into lobes.

The inflorescence is a spikelike cluster of many pale pink flowers with oval or somewhat triangular petals each up to a centimeter long.

See also

References

  1. ↑ ITIS Standard Report Page: Malacothamnus densiflorus
  2. ↑ USDA . accessed 1.14.2014.

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