''Malacothamnus aboriginum'' is a species of flowering plant in the

mallow family Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar o ...

known by the common name Indian Valley bushmallow. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the southern Coastal Ranges of California, primarily in the southern half of the

Diablo Range The Diablo Range is a mountain range in the California Coast Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Coast Ranges in northern California, United States. It stretches from the eastern San Francisco Bay area at its northern end to the Salinas Valley are ...

and the

Gabilan Range The Gabilan Range or Gabilán Range (Spanish for "sparrow hawk") are a mountain range in the inner California Coast Ranges System, located in Monterey County and San Benito County of central California. Pinnacles National Park is located in the so ...

.Morse, K. 2023
Malacothamnus Volume 3: A Revised Treatment of the Genus Malacothamnus (Malvaceae) Based on Morphological and Phylogenetic Evidence.
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San Diego County San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, making it California's second-most populous county and the fi ...

called ''Malacothamnus aboriginum'' in the past were described as the new species '' Malacothamnus enigmaticus '' in 2019.Morse, K., and T. Chester. 2019
''Malacothamnus enigmaticus'' (Malvaceae), a new rare species from the desert edge of the Peninsular Range in San Diego County, CA.
Madroño 66: 103–119.

References

External links

Identification guide to ''Malacothamnus'' with maps and photos''Malacothamnus aboriginum'' Photo gallery at Calphotos
aboriginum Flora of California Endemic flora of California Natural history of Fresno County, California Natural history of Monterey County, California Natural history of San Benito County, California Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Malveae-stub