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Malvaceae

Palmer's bushmallow

Malacothamnus palmeri (S.Watson) Greene

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malacothamnus

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Palmer's bushmallow: Malacothamnus palmeri var. palmeri in the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, California
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Palmer's bushmallow, Cambria bushmallow

Synonyms

  • Malacothamnus palmeri var. palmeri
  • Malvastrum palmeri S.Watson

Characteristics

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

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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.