Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Malacothrix sonorae (Sonoran Desert Dandelion)
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Habitat: mountains,washes,sandy areas
Life Form: forb,annual Leaf Description: oblanceolate to obovate,pinnatifid,alternate,simple Flower Color: yellow Flowering Period: Mar. to May Spines: spineless Family: Asteraceae (sunflower family) Abundance: locally common Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 21. Eudicots: Asteraceae-Aster Family. Phytoneuron 2016-77: 1-164. Published 29 November 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 106 (30.2 MB pdf) |
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