Malvaceae
Yellowstem bushmallow
Malacothamnus densiflorus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Malacothamnus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yellowstem bushmallow, Few-rayed bushmallow, Emerald unicorn bushmallow
Synonyms
- Malacothamnus densiflorus var. densiflorus
- Malacothamnus densiflorus var. viscidus (Abrams) Kearney
- Malvastrum densiflorum S.Watson
- Malvastrum densiflorum var. typicum Estes
- Malvastrum densiflorum var. viscidum Estes
- Malvastrum marrubioides var. viscidum (Abrams) McMinn
- Malvastrum viscidum Abrams
- Sphaeralcea densiflora (S.Watson) Jeps.
- Sphaeralcea densiflora var. viscida (Abrams) Jeps.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.