Calflora Taxon Report
Malacothrix sonchoides  (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray
Sow thistle malacothrix, Sowthistle desertdandelion, Yellow saucers
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2011 Steve Matson
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2011 Steve Matson
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2005 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2011 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2005 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2005 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2005 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2011 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2011 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2005 Steve Matson
Malacothrix sonchoides is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Genus: Malacothrix
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSLeptoseris sonchoides
External links:

[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: It is native to much of the western United States, where it grows in sandy substrates in habitat such as Joshua tree woodland, grassland, creosote bush scrub, and ephedra-blackbrush communities.[3][4] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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