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Chaparral mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus)

Description

Malacothamnus fasciculatus, with the common names chaparral mallow and Mendocino bushmallow, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family. It is found in far western North America. The plant is native to California and northern Baja California, where it is a common member of the chaparral and coastal sage scrub plant communities in many regions, desert chaparral in the Colorado Desert, and other habitats. Malacothamnus fasciculatus is a shrub with a slender, multibranched stem growing 1-5 metres (3.3-16.4 ft) in height. It is coated thinly to densely in white or brownish hairs.The leaves are oval or rounded in shape, 2 to 11 centimeters long, and sometimes divided into lobes. The inflorescence is an elongated cluster of many pale pink flowers with petals under a centimeter long.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malvales

            • Family: Malvaceae

              • Genus: Malacothamnus