''Malacothamnus foliosus'' is a species of flowering plant in the
mallow family known by the common names Ensenada bushmallow and monarch bushmallow. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Baja California
Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...
, Mexico and has been introduced into
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles and sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is the List of United States counties and county equivalents, most populous county in the United States, with 9,663,345 residents estimated in 202 ...
.
[Morse, K. 2023]
Malacothamnus Volume 3: A Revised Treatment of the Genus Malacothamnus (Malvaceae) Based on Morphological and Phylogenetic Evidence.
/ref> Morphological and geographic evidence indicates that ''M. foliosus'' could possibly be treated as multiple taxa, but phylogenetic analyses are inconclusive and more research is needed.[Morse, K. 2023]
Malacothamnus Volume 1: A Morphological Assessment of Taxonomic Boundaries in the Genus Malacothamnus (Malvaceae).
/ref>[Morse, K. 2023]
Malacothamnus Volume 2: A Phylogenetic Assessment of Taxonomic Boundaries in the Genus Malacothamnus (Malvaceae).
/ref>
References
External links
Identification guide to ''Malacothamnus'' with maps and photosCalphotos image gallery for ''Malacothamnus foliosus''
Flora of Baja California
foliosus
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Natural history of Baja California
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