Calflora
Taxon  Report   5328    
Malacothrix floccifera  (DC.) S. F. Blake
Woolly dandelion,  Woolly desertdandelion, Woolly malacothrix
Malacothrix floccifera, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and and is endemic (limited) to California.
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

Bloom Period
Family: ASTERACEAE  
Genus: Malacothrix

Ultramafic affinity: 2.1; (weak indicator)

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Coastal Sage Scrub, Northern Oak Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTS: Malacothrix obtusa
PLANTS: Malacothrix parviflora
PLANTS: Malacothrix senecioides
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More information about  Malacothrix floccifera

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2020. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Oct 29, 2020).