Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Malacothamnus nuttallii grows primarily in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. Malacothamnus nuttallii has been recognized as a variety of M. fasciculatus in the past. It is in cultivation as a selection under the name Malacothamnus nuttallii 'Casitas" and incorrectly as Malacothamnus fasciculatus 'Casitas'.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

2 - 7 ft Tall

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Color

Pink

Water

Low, Very Low

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland

Hummingbirds
Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

1 confirmed and 17 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Northern White-Skipper

Heliopetes ericetorum

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee

Bombus vosnesenskii

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

Diadasia laticauda