PLANTS Profile for Malacothrix saxatilis var. implicata (cliff desertdandelion)

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PLANTS Profile

Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. implicata (Eastw.) H.M. Hall
cliff desertdandelion

Symbol:

MASAI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. implicata (Eastw.) H.M. Hall

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Channel Islands National Park, San Miguel Island. May 4, 2006. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. implicata (Eastw.) H.M. Hall

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Synonyms:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. implicata (Eastw.) H.M. Hall

MAIM

Malacothrix implicata Eastw.

Distribution:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. implicata (Eastw.) H.M. Hall


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Related Taxa:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. implicata (Eastw.) H.M. Hall

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 20 species in Malacothrix, 5 varieties in Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

Classification:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. implicata (Eastw.) H.M. Hall

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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
Species	Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray – cliff desertdandelion
Variety	Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. implicata (Eastw.) H.M. Hall – cliff desertdandelion

More Accounts and Images:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. implicata (Eastw.) H.M. Hall

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529079.

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

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 12:54 AM CDT