Malacothrix is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][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.[4]
| Malacothrix | |
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| Malacothrix saxatilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Microseridinae |
| Genus: | Malacothrix DC. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[5]
- Species[1]
- 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
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-18 at archive.today
- ^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1838. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 7(1): 192
- ^ Tropicos, Malacothrix DC.
- ^ Malacothrix. Flora of North America.
- ^ Lee, J., et al. (2003). Phylogenetic relationships among the primarily North American genera of Cichorieae (Compositae) based on analysis of 18S-26S nuclear rDNA ITS and ETS sequences. Systematic Botany 28(3), 616-26. JSTOR 25063901
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