Pronunciation: ma-la-ko-THAM-nus FREE-mont-ee-
eye
Common name: Fremont's bush mallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Chaparral to pine woodland, dry stony slopes
to 7000', borders of Mojave Desert, north slope of
San Bernardinos
Blooming period: June to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Malacothamnus
2) fremontii