familyAsteraceae
genusMalacothrix
speciesMalacothrix foliosa
subspeciesMalacothrix foliosa subsp. crispifolia
Malacothrix foliosa subsp. crispifolia
Madroño 44: 234. 1997.
Common names: Petite desertdandelion
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 315.
Stems 1–6, ascending, branched proximally and distally. Distal cauline leaves oblanceolate to obovate, pinnately lobed (lobes 2–5 pairs, narrow, ultimate margins crisped, apices acute). Calyculi 0 (or bractlets intergrading with phyllaries). Involucres 7–9.2 × 3.4–5.4 mm. Phyllaries 22–40 in 4–5 series. Corollas medium yellow, 6–10 mm; outer ligules exserted 2.5–4 mm. Cypselae ± prismatic (5-angled), 1.3–1.6 mm, 5 ribs more prominent than others. 2n = 14.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jul.
Habitat: Open sandy areas, dunes, between shrubs in chaparral
Elevation: 0–100 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Subspecies crispifolia is known only from Anacapa Island.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"fine" is not a number."]" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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