E. Greene
Pronunciation: mal-ak-o-THAM-nus den-si-FLOR-
us
Common name: Yellow-stemmed bush mallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Dry slopes to 4000', chaparral, Peninsular
Range (Santa Ana and Cuyamaca Mts), west edge
Colorado Desert
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Malacothamnus
2) densiflora