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Malacothrix DC.
desertdandelion
       
Symbol:   MALAC3  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Malacothrix DC.

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Distribution:
Malacothrix DC.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, NY, OR, TX, UT, WY)
 

Related Taxa:
Malacothrix DC.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Malacothrix californica DC.. . Image Available.
Malacothrix californica
California desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix clevelandii A. Gray. .
Malacothrix clevelandii
Cleveland's desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix coulteri Harv. & A. Gray. .
Malacothrix coulteri
snake's head
Distribution of Malacothrix fendleri A. Gray. . Image Available.
Malacothrix fendleri
Fendler's desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix floccifera (DC.) S.F. Blake. . Image Available.
Malacothrix floccifera
woolly desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix foliosa A. Gray. .
Malacothrix foliosa
leafy desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix glabrata (A. Gray ex D.C. Eaton) A. Gray. . Image Available.
Malacothrix glabrata
smooth desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix incana (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray. . Image Available.
Malacothrix incana
dunedelion
Distribution of Malacothrix indecora Greene. .
Malacothrix indecora
Santa Cruz Island desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix insularis Greene [excluded]. .
Malacothrix insularis
Distribution of Malacothrix junakii W.S. Davis. .
Malacothrix junakii
Junak's desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix phaeocarpa W.S. Davis. .
Malacothrix phaeocarpa
Davis' desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray. . Image Available.
Malacothrix saxatilis
cliff desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix similis W.S. Davis & P.H. Raven. .
Malacothrix similis
twin desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix sonchoides (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray. . Image Available.
Malacothrix sonchoides
sowthistle desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix sonorae W.S. Davis & P.H. Raven. .
Malacothrix sonorae
Sonoran desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix squalida Greene. .
Malacothrix squalida
Santa Cruz desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix stebbinsii W.S. Davis & P.H. Raven. .
Malacothrix stebbinsii
Stebbins' desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix torreyi A. Gray. .
Malacothrix torreyi
Torrey's desertdandelion
Distribution of Malacothrix xanthii A. Gray [excluded]. .
Malacothrix xanthii
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Malacothrix DC.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Malacothrix DC. – desertdandelion
 

More Accounts and Images:
Malacothrix DC.

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38043.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 
 
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