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Malacothamnus marrubioides

(Dur. & Hilg.) Greene

Santa Clarita Bushmallow

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150533

Element CodePDMAL0Q0A0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderMalvales

FamilyMalvaceae

GenusMalacothamnus

Other Common Names

Hispid Bushmallow (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1998-02-01

Change Date1998-02-01

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

California (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fish Canyon	Angeles National Forest	29,886
Magic Mountain	Angeles National Forest	15,542
Red Mountain	Angeles National Forest	8,034
Salt Creek	Angeles National Forest	11,022
Sespe - Frazier	Angeles National Forest	4,254
Sespe - Frazier	Los Padres National Forest	106,910

References (5)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Morse, K. 2023. <i>Malacothamnus</i>, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, Revision 12. Online. Available: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=9579 (accessed 2024).
Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
Slotta, T. 2012. <i>Malacothamnus</i>, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora Online. Available: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=9579 (accessed 5 Dec 2019).