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Malacothrix stebbinsii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Genus
  
Malacothrix

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asterales

Tribe
  
Cichorieae

Scientific name
  
Malacothrix stebbinsii

Similar
  
Malacothrix sonchoides, Malacothrix, Malacothrix glabrata, Descurainia pinnata, Brickellia

Malacothrix stebbinsii is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Stebbins' desertdandelion. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico where it grows in deserts, scrub, and woodlands. It is an annual herb producing a hairless stem up to about 60 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are lined with narrow lobes. The inflorescence is an array of flower heads with ray florets under a centimeter long and white to light yellow in color.

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Malacothrix stebbinsii Wikipedia