J20160723-0010—Malacothamnus hallii—RPBG

Malacothamnus hallii—Hall's bush mallow. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). The species has spotty distribution from Contra Costa County to a bit beyond southern Santa Clara County. Note the filament column bearing both stamens and pistils. This is a feature of Malvaceae and a few other families of vascular plants. The plant the provided the branchlet photographed grows in Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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