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Pronunciation: mal-a-ko-THAM-nus or-bik-yoo-LAY-tus
Common name: Round-leaved bush mallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Dry slopes above pine belt to about 8500', pinyon-juniper woodland, north slopes of Transverse Range to Mt. Pinos, desert mountains
Blooming period: May to July, October to November
Name derivations: 1) Malacothamnus 2) orbiculatus