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

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PLANTS Profile

Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray
cliff desertdandelion

Symbol:

MASAT

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Shrub

L48

More Information:

Images:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray

Synonyms:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray

	MAAL12	Malacothrix altissima Greene
	MASAA2	Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. altissima (Greene) Ferris
	MASAT2	Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. tenuissima Munz
	MATE13	Malacothrix tenuifolia (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

Distribution:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray


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Related Taxa:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray

Classification:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray

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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. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray – cliff desertdandelion

More Accounts and Images:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529081.

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

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 01:04 AM CDT