Malacothamnus mendocinensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Malacothamnus |
Species: | M. mendocinensis
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Binomial name | |
Malacothamnus mendocinensis | |
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Malacothamnus mendocinensis is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Mendocino bushmallow. [1] It is endemic to Mendocino County, California, where it is known from only two populations. [2] It was presumed extinct until rediscovered in 2016 and now has a California Rare Plant Rank of 1B.1 (Plants rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere). [3] In some treatments, Malacothamnus mendocinensis has been included within Malacothamnus fasciculatus or Malacothamnus hallii. [4] [5] [6] Phylogenetic and morphological evidence, however, indicate that it is not closely related to these species and should be recognized as a separate species. [7] [8] [2]
Malacothamnus mendocinensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Malacothamnus |
Species: | M. mendocinensis
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Binomial name | |
Malacothamnus mendocinensis | |
Synonyms | |
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Malacothamnus mendocinensis is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Mendocino bushmallow. [1] It is endemic to Mendocino County, California, where it is known from only two populations. [2] It was presumed extinct until rediscovered in 2016 and now has a California Rare Plant Rank of 1B.1 (Plants rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere). [3] In some treatments, Malacothamnus mendocinensis has been included within Malacothamnus fasciculatus or Malacothamnus hallii. [4] [5] [6] Phylogenetic and morphological evidence, however, indicate that it is not closely related to these species and should be recognized as a separate species. [7] [8] [2]