Malacothamnus eastwoodiae

Malacothamnus eastwoodiae
Conservation status
	; Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Malacothamnus
Species:	M. eastwoodiae
Binomial name
	Malacothamnus eastwoodiae; K.Morse

Malacothamnus eastwoodiae is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Alice's lovely bushmallow. It is named after the botanist Alice Eastwood. It is endemic to Santa Barbara County, California and currently only known from Vandenberg Space Force Base.^[1]^[2]

Identification

Malacothamnus eastwoodiae is distinguished from all other Malacothamnus taxa, excluding Malacothamnus densiflorus var. viscidus, by the combination of relatively long glandular trichomes and a spike-like inflorescence. Malacothamnus eastwoodiae is most easily distinguished from Malacothamnus densiflorus var. viscidus using geographic range.^[1]^[2]

References

External links

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[Morse2023_2-1] Morse, K. 2023. Malacothamnus Volume 2: A Phylogenetic Assessment of Taxonomic Boundaries in the Genus Malacothamnus (Malvaceae).

[Morse2023_3-2] Morse, K. 2023. Malacothamnus Volume 3: A Revised Treatment of the Genus Malacothamnus (Malvaceae) Based on Morphological and Phylogenetic Evidence.

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