Malacothrix floccifera

Malacothrix floccifera

Taxonavigation

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

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

Synonyms

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

Distribution

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

References

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

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Malacothrix floccifera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Malacothrix floccifera. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 31 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Malacothrix floccifera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 31.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Malacothrix floccifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Mar. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Woolly desertdandelion

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