E. Greene
Pronunciation: ma-la-ko-THAM-nus a-bore-IJ-in-um
Common name: Indian Valley bush mallow
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Open rocky slopes to 6000', Peninsular
Range, Laguna Mts, RARE
Blooming period: May to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Malacothamnus
2) aboriginum