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Pronunciation: mal-a-ko-THAM-nus fa-sik-yoo-LAY-tus
Common name: Bush mallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Common shrub throughout chaparral and coastal sage scrub on dry slopes and fans to about 2500' and is often seen on disturbed ground and along roadsides, common in San Gabriel foothills
Blooming period: April to July
Name derivations: 1) Malacothamnus 2) fasciculatus 3) laxiflorus