| Malacothamnus densiflorus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Genus: | Malacothamnus |
| Species: | M. densiflorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Malacothamnus densiflorus (S.Watson) Greene |
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Malacothamnus densiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name yellowstem bushmallow.
Malacothamnus densiflorus is native to the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California, where it is a member of the chaparral plant community.
Malacothamnus densiflorus is a shrub with a slender, multibranched stem approaching two meters in maximum height. It is coated in thin to dense yellowish or tan hairs. The thick to leathery leaves are oval in shape, a few centimeters long, and sometimes divided into lobes. The inflorescence is a spikelike cluster of many pale pink flowers with oval or somewhat triangular petals each up to a centimeter long.