[Desertdandelions: The Genus Malacothrix East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Smooth Malacothrix, Smooth Desertdandelion, Desert Dandelion

Malacothrix glabrata

Synonyms: Malacothrix californica, Malacothrix californica var. glabrata

Smooth Malacothrix, Smooth Desertdandelion, Desert Dandelion: Malacothrix glabrata (Synonyms: Malacothrix californica, Malacothrix californica var. glabrata)

A mass of smooth desertdandelion blooming on sandy soils around Hawk Canyon in the Anza Borrego State Park in southern California..............March 29, 2010.

Smooth Malacothrix, Smooth Desertdandelion, Desert Dandelion: Malacothrix glabrata (Synonyms: Malacothrix californica, Malacothrix californica var. glabrata) - Smooth Malacothrix, Smooth Desertdandelion, Desert Dandelion: Malacothrix glabrata (Synonyms: Malacothrix californica, Malacothrix californica var. glabrata)

Flower head of Smooth Malacothrix, Smooth Desertdandelion, Desert Dandelion: Malacothrix glabrata (Synonyms: Malacothrix californica, Malacothrix californica var. glabrata) - Involucral bracts of Smooth Malacothrix, Smooth Desertdandelion, Desert Dandelion: Malacothrix glabrata (Synonyms: Malacothrix californica, Malacothrix californica var. glabrata)

Smooth desertdandelion as seen at Henderson Canyon in Anza Borrego State Park, southern California..................March 24, 2011.

Close-up image of the flower head of Smooth Malacothrix, Smooth Desertdandelion, Desert Dandelion: Malacothrix glabrata (Synonyms: Malacothrix californica, Malacothrix californica var. glabrata) - Close-up of the involucral bracts of Smooth Malacothrix, Smooth Desertdandelion, Desert Dandelion: Malacothrix glabrata (Synonyms: Malacothrix californica, Malacothrix californica var. glabrata)

Close-up images of the flower head and involucral bracts of what appears to be smooth desertdandelion as seen along the Borrego Palm Canyon in Anza Borrego State Park in southern California...............March, 2006.
Paul Slichter