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Malvaceae

San Clemente Island bushmallow

Malacothamnus clementinus (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) Kearney

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malacothamnus

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San Clemente Island bushmallow: Botanical specimen in the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden - in El Chorro Regional Park, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
San Clemente Island bushmallow

Synonyms

  • Malacothamnus orbiculatus subsp. clementinus (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) A.E.Murray
  • Malacothamnus orbiculatus var. clementinus (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) A.E.Murray
  • Malvastrum clementinum Munz & I.M.Johnst.
  • Sphaeralcea orbiculata subsp. clementina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) A.E.Murray
  • Sphaeralcea orbiculata var. clementina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) Jeps.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.