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Malacothamnus enigmaticus is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name enigmatic bush-mallow. It is endemic to San Diego County, California, where it is known from the desert edge of the Peninsular Ranges from the San Ysidro Mountains in the north to the Laguna Mountains in the south. It was first collected in 1938 and described as a new species to science in 2019. Prior to 2019, it had been mistakenly assigned to Malacothamnus aboriginum and Malacothamnus densiflorus.[1]

Malacothamnus enigmaticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Malacothamnus
Species:	M. enigmaticus
Binomial name
Malacothamnus enigmaticus K.Morse & T.Chester

References

External links

• Calflora Profile: Malacothamnus enigmaticus
• Malacothamnus enigmaticus Photo gallery at Calphotos

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