Malacothamnus fasciculatus

Malacothamnus fasciculatus is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Mendocino bushmallow and chaparral mallow.

It is native to California and Baja California, where it is a common member of the chaparral and coastal sage scrub plant communities in many regions. It is a highly variable plant which is sometimes described as a spectrum of varieties, and which is sometimes hard to differentiate from other Malacothamnus species.

In general, this is a shrub with a slender, multibranched stem growing one to five meters 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.

One variety of this species, var. nesioticus, is a rare plant endemic to Santa Cruz Island, one of the Channel Islands of California, where only about 120 individuals remain. It is federally listed as an endangered species.



Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacothamnus_fasciculatus


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