Malacothrix floccifera

Malacothrix floccifera

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Microseridinae
Genus: Malacothrix
Species: Malacothrix floccifera

Name edit

Malacothrix floccifera S.F.Blake, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 656. 1924

Synonyms edit

  • Malacothrix obtusa Benth.
  • Malacothrix parviflora Benth.
  • Senecio flocciferus DC.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • USA (California, Nevada)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Woolly desertdandelion
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