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desert dandelions

English

desertdandelions

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Parent Taxon

• Asteraceae

Sibling Taxa

• Agoseris
• Anisocoma
• Atrichoseris
• Calycoseris
• Chaetadelpha
• Glyptopleura
• Krigia
• Lygodesmia
• Malacothrix
• Marshalljohnstonia
• Microseris
• Munzothamnus
• Nothocalais
• Picrosia
• Pinaropappus
• Pleiacanthus
• Prenanthella
• Pyrrhopappus
• Rafinesquia
• Shinnersoseris
• Stebbinsoseris
• Stephanomeria
• Uropappus

Child Taxa

• Malacothrix californica
• Malacothrix clevelandii
• Malacothrix coulteri
• Malacothrix fendleri
• Malacothrix floccifera
• Malacothrix foliosa
• Malacothrix glabrata
• Malacothrix incana
• Malacothrix incana × foliosa
• Malacothrix indecora
• Malacothrix junakii
• Malacothrix phaeocarpa
• Malacothrix saxatilis
• Malacothrix similis
• Malacothrix sonchoides
• Malacothrix sonorae
• Malacothrix squalida
• Malacothrix stebbinsii
• Malacothrix torreyi
• Malacothrix xanti

Top Observation Places

• Aliso Viejo
• Glendora
• Cathedral City
• Palm Desert
• Los Angeles
• Glendale
• Hollywood
• Pasadena
• Van Nuys
• Koreatown
• Burbank
• Universal City
• Santa Monica
• North Hollywood
• Woodland Hills
• Northridge
• Canoga Park
• Valley Glen
• North Hills
• Sherman Oaks