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Malacothrix glabrata  (A. Gray ex D.C. Eaton) A. Gray
Taxonomic Serial No.: 38050

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Malacothrix californica var. glabrata A. Gray ex D.C. Eaton
  
  Common Name(s): smooth desertdandelion [English]
  
    smooth desert dandelion
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderAsterales   
                            FamilyAsteraceae  – sunflowers, tournesols  
                               GenusMalacothrix DC. – desertdandelion, desert dandelion, malacothrix  
                                  SpeciesMalacothrix glabrata (A. Gray ex D.C. Eaton) A. Gray – smooth desertdandelion, smooth desert dandelion  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Steve Junak   
  Notes: Botanist at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105   
  Reference for: Malacothrix glabrata    
       
  Expert: William Stan Davis   
  Notes: Professor of Biology, Retired, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40208 USA   
  Reference for: Malacothrix glabrata    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Asteraceae of North America Update, database (version 2010.5.13)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center   
  Reference for: Malacothrix glabrata   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Malacothrix glabrata   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Malacothrix glabrata   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Malacothrix glabrata   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

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