Asteraceae
Cliff desertdandelion
Malacothrix saxatilis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Malacothrix
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cliff desertdandelion
Synonyms
- Hieracium californicum DC.
- Leucoseris saxatilis Nutt.
- Leucoseris tenuifolia Nutt.
- Malacothrix altissima Greene
- Malacothrix arachnoidea E.A.McGregor
- Malacothrix arachnoidea McGregor
- Malacothrix commutata Torr. & A.Gray
- Malacothrix implicata Eastw.
- Malacothrix saxatilis var. altissima (Greene) Ferris
- Malacothrix saxatilis var. arachnoidea (McGregor) E.W.Williams
- Malacothrix saxatilis var. commutata (Torr. & A.Gray) Ferris
- Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuissima Munz
- Sonchus californicus Hook. & Arn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.