PLANTS Profile for Malacothrix saxatilis (cliff desertdandelion)

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PLANTS Profile

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

Symbol:

MASA2

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

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Los Angeles Co., Catalina Island. May 3, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

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Native Status:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (CA)

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

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 20 species in Malacothrix or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. arachnoidea (McGregor) E.W. Williams. .

Malacothrix saxatilis var. arachnoidea
cliff desertdandelion

Distribution of Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. commutata (Torr. & A. Gray) Ferris. .

Malacothrix saxatilis var. commutata
cliff desertdandelion

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

Malacothrix saxatilis var. implicata
cliff desertdandelion

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

Malacothrix saxatilis var. saxatilis
cliff desertdandelion

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

Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia
cliff desertdandelion

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & 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

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

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38053.

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

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 03:02 PM CDT