PLANTS Profile for Malacothrix torreyi (Torrey's desertdandelion)

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PLANTS Profile

Malacothrix torreyi A. Gray
Torrey's desertdandelion

Symbol:

MATO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual

Forb/herb

L48

More Information:

Images:
Malacothrix torreyi A. Gray

Synonyms:
Malacothrix torreyi A. Gray

MASOT

Malacothrix sonchoides (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. torreyi (A. Gray) E.W. Williams

Distribution:
Malacothrix torreyi A. Gray


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WY)

Related Taxa:
Malacothrix torreyi A. Gray

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 20 species in Malacothrix

Classification:
Malacothrix torreyi 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 torreyi A. Gray – Torrey's desertdandelion

More Accounts and Images:
Malacothrix torreyi A. Gray

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38058.

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

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 09:47 PM CDT