Malacothamnus clementinus
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Species Name: Malacothamnus clementinus
Common Name: San Clemente Bush Mallow
- Fast-growing shrub with grey-green foliage. Forage source for the West Coast Lady and Western Checkered Skipper butterflies. Endangered by military activity.
- Plant Family: Malvaceae
- Plant Type: Shrub
- Height by Width: 4'-5' H x 8' W
- Growth Habit: Shrub
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full to part sun
- Soil Preference: Adaptable
- Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to occasional
- Cold Hardy to: Frost-tender
- Flower Season: Spring
- Flower Color: Pink
- Endangered?: Endangered
- Distribution: San Clemente Island
- Natural Habitat: Rocky canyon walls
- Care and Maintenance
- History
- Other Names
- References
- Bornstein, Carol, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien. California Native Plants for the Garden. Los Olivos, CA: Cachuma Press. 2005.
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