Mendocino Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene - Mallow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 15.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Mendocino Bushmallow: Heliopetes ericetorum, Vanessa annabella

Native Range

  • USA:  California
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.