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Malacothamnus davidsonii
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Malacothamnus davidsonii is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Tujunga bushmallow and Davidson's bushmallow. It is endemic to Los Angeles County, California, where it primary occurs in and near Big Tujunga Canyon, Little Tujunga Canyon, and Tujunga Wash. The common name Tujunga bushmallow alludes to its geographic distribution. Plants of what has historically been considered Malacothamnus davidsonii from Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties in California were described as the new species Malacothamnus discombobulatus in 2023 based on phylogenetic, morphological, and geographic evidence.
- Family
- Malvaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Malacothamnus davidsonii
- Slug
- malacothamnus-davidsonii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Malacothamnus
- Species
- davidsonii
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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