| malacothamnus | (n) genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow, Syn. genus Malacothamnus |
| chaparral mallow | (n) shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea, Syn. Malacothamnus fasciculatus, Sphaeralcea fasciculata |