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Malvaceae

Fremont's bushmallow

Malacothamnus fremontii Greene

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malacothamnus

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Fremont's bushmallow: Malacothamnus jonesii var. niveus in the Humboldt Botanical Garden, Eureka, Ca
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Fremont's bushmallow, Unfurled bushmallow, Fremon's bushmallow

Synonyms

  • Malvastrum fremontii A.Gray
  • Malveopsis fremontii (Torr. ex A.Gray) Greene
  • Sphaeralcea fremontii (Torr. ex A.Gray) Jeps.
  • Sphaeralcea fremontii var. cercophora (B.L.Rob.) 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.