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Malacothrix sonchoides is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name sowthistle desertdandelion. It is native to much of the western United States, where it grows in sandy woodland and plateau habitat and along the edges of the deserts. It is an annual herb producing a hairless, waxy stem up to about 40 centimeters in maximum height. The fleshy leaves have wide toothed lobes along the edges. The flower cluster is an array of flower heads lined with sparsely hairy phyllaries. The ray florets are just over a centimeter long and generally bright yellow in color.
Annual herb
1 ft Tall
Yellow
Full Sun
Fast
Sandy places
Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 3 likely