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Genus of flowering plants
Malacothrix is a genus of plants in the tribe
Cichorieae within the family
Asteraceae .
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[3] They are known generally as desert dandelions or desertdandelions . Most are native to western
North America although a few have been introduced to
South America . Several are found only on offshore islands in the Pacific.
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Phylogenetic analysis demonstrates that Malacothrix is not
monophyletic . Some of its species are related to
Atrichoseris , whereas a second group is more closely related to
Anisocoma and
Calycoseris .
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Species
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Malacothrix californica - California desertdandelion -
CA
Baja California ,
Baja California Sur
Malacothrix clevelandii - Cleveland's desertdandelion -
CA
AZ
UT
Baja California
Malacothrix coulteri - snake's head -
CA
NV
AZ
UT
NM
Baja California
Malacothrix fendleri - Fendler's desertdandelion -
AZ
NM
TX
Sonora
Malacothrix floccifera - woolly desertdandelion -
CA
NV
Malacothrix foliosa - leafy desertdandelion -
San Clemente Island
Malacothrix glabrata - smooth desertdandelion -
CA
NV
AZ
NM
ID
OR
Baja California ,
Baja California Sur
Malacothrix incana - dunedelion -
CA
Malacothrix indecora - Santa Cruz Island desert-dandelion -
Santa Cruz Island
Malacothrix insularis - island desertdandelion -
Coronados Island in
Baja California
Malacothrix junakii - Junak's desertdandelion -
Anacapa Island
Malacothrix phaeocarpa - Davis' desertdandelion -
CA
Malacothrix saxatilis - cliff desertdandelion -
CA
Malacothrix similis - twin desertdandelion -
CA
Baja California
Malacothrix sonchoides - sowthistle desertdandelion -
OR
ID
WY
CO
NM
AZ
UT
NV
CA
Malacothrix sonorae - Sonoran desertdandelion -
Sonora
AZ
NM
TX
Malacothrix squalida - Santa Cruz desertdandelion -
Santa Cruz Island
Malacothrix stebbinsii - Stebbins' desertdandelion -
OR
CA
NV
AZ
NM
UT
Sonora
Malacothrix torreyi - Torrey's desertdandelion -
CA
NV
AZ
NM
UT
CO
WY
ID
MT
OR
Malacothrix xanthi -
Baja California ,
Baja California Sur
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