genus
Desert Dandelions
Malacothrix
Field notes
Children
- Desert Dandelion native
- Cliff Aster native
- Snake's-head native
- Woolly Desertdandelion native
- Fendler's Desertdandelion native
- Dunedelion native
- Sowthistle Desert Dandelion native
- California Desertdandelion native
- Leafy Desertdandelion native
- Cleveland's Desert Dandelion native
- Torrey's Desertdandelion native
- Stebbins' Desertdandelion native
- Santa Cruz Island Malacothrix
- Santa Cruz Desertdandelion
- Dusky-fruited Malacothrix
- Malacothrix incana × foliosa
- Mexican Malacothrix
- Junak's Malcothrix
- Sonoran Desertdandelion
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Shrub Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native desert dandelions All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Desert Dandelion
Malacothrix glabrata
caterpillars
3
bees
5
flowers
24
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California Desertdandelion
Malacothrix californica
caterpillars
2
bees
4
flowers
3
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Woolly Desertdandelion
Malacothrix floccifera
caterpillars
2
bees
4
flowers
2
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Sowthistle Desert Dandelion
Malacothrix sonchoides
caterpillars
1
bees
5
flowers
4
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Snake's-head
Malacothrix coulteri
caterpillars
1
bees
5
flowers
2
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Stebbins' Desertdandelion
Malacothrix stebbinsii
caterpillars
1
bees
5
flowers
2
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Cliff Aster
Malacothrix saxatilis
caterpillars
1
bees
4
food
3
flowers
36
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Cleveland's Desert Dandelion
Malacothrix clevelandii
caterpillars
1
bees
4
flowers
2
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Fendler's Desertdandelion
Malacothrix fendleri
caterpillars
1
bees
3
flowers
16
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Dunedelion
Malacothrix incana
caterpillars
1
bees
2
flowers
7
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Leafy Desertdandelion
Malacothrix foliosa
caterpillars
1
bees
2
flowers
2
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Torrey's Desertdandelion
Malacothrix torreyi
caterpillars
1
bees
2
flowers
2