Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nuttall) Greene
Chaparral Bushmallow
Malvaceae
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Protologue: Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 208 (1906)
Pronunciation: Ma-la-co-thám-nus fas-ci-cu-là-tus
Etymology: Gr. malakos, soft + thamnos, shrub + "fascicled"
Jepson eFlora Treatment
Jepson eFlora Key to Malacothamnus, incl. varieties of M. fasciculatus
SD County Synoptic Voucher - var. fasciculatus (currently unavailable)
Note: See website by Keir Morse for a very detailed treatment of Malacothamnus.
Distribution:
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
A shrub. Note stellate trichomes.
Leaves are palmaely cleft. Flowers are in fascicles along stem. Stamen fusion is monadelphous.
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