Malacothrix (plant)
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 Malacothrix saxatilis
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Malacothrix is a genus of flowering plants related to daisies. They are known generally as desert dandelions or desertdandelions. Most are found in North America and a few are native to South America. They have daisy-like or somewhat bell-shaped flowers, usually in shades of yellow.
Selected species:
- Malacothrix californica - California desertdandelion
- Malacothrix clevelandii - Cleveland's desertdandelion
- Malacothrix coulteri - snake's head
- Malacothrix fendleri - Fendler's desertdandelion
- Malacothrix floccifera - woolly desertdandelion
- Malacothrix foliosa - leafy desertdandelion
- Malacothrix glabrata - smooth desertdandelion
- Malacothrix incana - dunedelion
- Malacothrix indecora - Santa Cruz Island desertdandelion
- Malacothrix insularis - island desertdandelion
- Malacothrix junakii - Junak's desertdandelion
- Malacothrix phaeocarpa - Davis' desertdandelion
- Malacothrix polycephala - manyhead desertdandelion
- Malacothrix saxatilis - cliff desertdandelion
- Malacothrix similis - twin desertdandelion
- Malacothrix sonchoides - sowthistle desertdandelion
- Malacothrix sonorae - Sonoran desertdandelion
- Malacothrix squalida - Santa Cruz desertdandelion
- Malacothrix stebbinsii - Stebbins' desertdandelion
- Malacothrix torreyi - Torrey's desertdandelion
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