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Desert Dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)

Desert Dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)

This is Desert Dandelion from the Coachella Valley of California. .

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Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Rosids ORDER: Asterales FAMILY: Asteraceae TRIBE: Cichorieae GENUS: Malacothrix SPECIES: glabrata

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References:

Faegri, Knut and Johs Iversen, TEXTBOOK OF POLLEN ANALYSIS, Hafner Publishing Company, 1964.

Kapp, Ronald O., HOW TO KNOW POLLEN AND SPORES, Wm. C. Brown Company, 1969.

Moore, P.D., J. A. Webb, and M. E. Collinson, POLLEN ANALYSIS, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991