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Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants

compiled by Elizabeth Painter

up to date as of May 1, 2016

Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).





TaxonMalacothamnus densiflorus
groupEudicots
FamilyMalvaceae
Family common name(s)mallow; mallows; cotton
Genus common name(s)malacothamnus
Species common name(s)dense-flowered bush-mallow; dense-flowered bush mallow; dense flowered bush mallow; dense-flowered bushmallow; dense bush-mallow; dense bush mallow; dense bushmallow; many-flowered bush-mallow; many-flowered bush mallow; many flowered bush mallow; many-flowered bushmallow; many flowered bushmallow; manyflowered bushmallow; many-flowered mallow; many-flowered malvastrum; many-flower bushmallow; yellow-stemmed bush-mallow; yellow-stemmed bush mallow; yellow-stem bush-mallow; yellow-stem bush mallow; yellow stem bush mallow; yellowstem bushmallow; San Jacinto mallow
 
Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in bracketsSan Diego bushmallow [var. viscidus]
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxafalse-mallow, false mallow, falsemallow, false mallo, malva rosa, bush-mallow, bush mallow, bushmallow are applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa; Mendocino bush-mallow, Mendocino bush mallow, Mendocino bushmallow are most appropriately applied to Malacothamnus mendocinensis (synonym of Malacothamnus hallii)
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcvar. viscidus (Abrams) Kearney; Malvastrum densiflorum S. Watson
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