Malacothamnus jonesii

Malacothamnus jonesii is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Jones' bushmallow and slender bushmallow.

Malacothamnus jonesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Malacothamnus
Species:
M. jonesii
Binomial name
Malacothamnus jonesii
(Munz) Kearney

Description

Malacothamnus jonesii is an erect shrub with a slender branching stem reaching two meters or more in height. It is coated densely in velvety white hairs, appearing feltlike. The thin, gray-green leaves are several centimeters long. The inflorescence is a loose cluster of a few pale pink flowers with narrow petals each under a centimeter long.

Distribution

Malacothamnus jonesii is endemic to California, where it grows in the chaparral and woodland of the California Coast Ranges in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties.

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