Achyrachaena mollis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Achyrachaena mollis Schauer

Blow-Wives

Achyrachaena mollis is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1676 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Achyrachaena
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Achyrachaena mollis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACMO2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Introduction to Blow Wives: Like dandelions, Blow Wives have eye-catching spherical seed heads. But the pappus in these heads is flat and petal-like... A photo-essay from PlantID.net. (link added by Bruce Homer-Smith) Learn more about Achyrachaena mollis: Achyrachaena mollis Jepson video: (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).