Malacothamnus marrubioides (Durand & Hilg.) Greene is a plant in the Malvaceae family, order Malvales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Malacothamnus marrubioides (Durand & Hilg.) Greene

Malacothamnus marrubioides (Durand & Hilg.) Greene

Malacothamnus marrubioides, Santa Clarita bushmallow, is a mallow plant currently known only from two California counties.

Family
Genus
Malacothamnus
Order
Malvales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Malacothamnus marrubioides (Durand & Hilg.) Greene

Malacothamnus marrubioides is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family. It has the common name Santa Clarita bushmallow. At present, it is only confirmed to occur in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California. Its stated type locality indicates the species may once have grown further north, in the area that is now under or near Millerton Lake.

Photo: (c) Keir Morse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Keir Morse · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malvales Malvaceae Malacothamnus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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