page_title: Fremontodendron mexicanum
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Fremontodendron mexicanum / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor' — hybrid of Fremontodendron californicum × Fremontodendron mexicanum. At the San Francisco Botanical Garden.
context_page_description: Fremontodendron mexicanum is a rare species of shrub in the mallow family known by the common names Mexican flannelbush, Mexican fremontia, and Southern flannelbush, that is endemic to the central Peninsular Ranges in Mexico and the United States.
context_section_description: Fremontodendron mexicanum is an erect, flowering shrub or multi-trunked small tree reaching 6–15 feet (1.8–4.6 m) high, with branches spreading to 10 feet (3.0 m) wide.
  The leathery and furry olive green leaves are up to 5 centimeters long and divided into several wide lobes.
  The solitary flowers, each about 6 centimeters wide, appear spread along the branches. The showy flowers are made up of five bright orange sepals and have no true petals.
caption: Hybrid Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor' (F.mexicanum × F. californicum).
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