Malacothamnus davidsonii
(B. L. Rob.) Greene
Davidson's bushmallow, Tujunga bushmallow
Malacothamnus davidsonii is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank:
1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere)
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
riparian
Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral
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[Wikipedia] Los Angeles County Endemic, Some Observations Reclassified: It is endemic to Los Angeles County, California, where it primary occurs in and near Big Tujunga Canyon, Little Tujunga Canyon, and Tujunga Wash. The common name Tujunga bushmallow alludes to its geographic distribution. Plants of what has historically been considered Malacothamnus davidsonii from Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties in California were described as the new species Malacothamnus discombobulatus in 2023 based on phylogenetic, morphological, and geographic evidence. [1][2] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
