PLANTS Profile for Malacothrix squalida (Santa Cruz desertdandelion)

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Malacothrix squalida Greene
Santa Cruz desertdandelion

Symbol:

MASQ

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Malacothrix squalida Greene

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Synonyms:
Malacothrix squalida Greene

	MAFOS	Malacothrix foliosa A. Gray var. squalida (Greene) E.W. Williams
	MAINS2	Malacothrix insularis Greene var. squalida (Greene) Ferris

Distribution:
Malacothrix squalida Greene


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Malacothrix squalida Greene

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 20 species in Malacothrix

Classification:
Malacothrix squalida Greene

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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 squalida Greene – Santa Cruz desertdandelion

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Malacothrix squalida Greene

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
island malacothrix		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Malacothrix squalida Greene

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38056.

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

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 11:12 AM CDT