| Name | Malacothamnus palmeri var. lucianus Kearney | 
| Authorship | Kearney | 
| Rank | Variety | 
| Placed in | Malacothamnus palmeri (S. Watson) Greene | 
| Citation | 1955 Leafl. W. Bot. 7(12): 289 | 
| Holdings | 4 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Malacothamnus palmeri var. lucianus Kearney | 
| Identification made in | [no date] (2), 2014 (1), 2023 (1) |