Malacothamnus palmeri

Malacothamnus palmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Genus: Malacothamnus
Species: M. palmeri
Binomial name
Malacothamnus palmeri
(S.Watson) Greene

Malacothamnus palmeri is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Palmer's bushmallow and Santa Lucia bushmallow. This flower is pink in color. It grows in openings in heavy chaparral and mixed evergreen forest. It requires adobe/shale to red clay type of soil to grow. The associated species are Quercus agrifolia, Adenostoma fasciculatum, Garrya elliptica, Rhamnus californica,Diplacus aurantiacus, Arctostaphylos luciana and Arbutus menziesii. A fast growing plant in most situations. The plant is fairly narrow (it will sucker to some degree) and will fit into a narrow flower bed.[1]

Description

Malacothamnus palmeri is an erect shrub with a thick, branching stem reaching two meters or more in height. It is coated thinly to densely in woolly white or tan hairs. The lobed, oval leaves are no more than 8 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a headlike or elongated cluster of pale pink flowers with oval petals each up to 1.5 centimeters long.

Distribution

Malacothamnus palmeri is endemic to California, where it grows in the chaparral and woodland of the Central Coast and adjacent Coast Ranges of Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties.

Use

References

  1. ↑ "Malacothamnus palmeri". laspilitas.com. Jan 2008,2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/15/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.