Malacothrix foliosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Malacothrix foliosa A. Gray

Leafy desertdandelion, Leafy malacothrix

2011 Dylan Neubauer

2011 Neal Kramer

Malacothrix foliosa is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~194 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. crispifolia ... ssp. foliosa ... ssp. philbrickii ... ssp. polycephala
Genus:	Malacothrix
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Malacothrix foliosa ssp. foliosa

Information about Malacothrix foliosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MAFO) 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
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).