Genus of flowering plants
Malacothrix is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. They are known generally as desert dandelions or desertdandelions. Most are native to western North America although a few have been introduced to South America. Several are found only on offshore islands in the Pacific.
Phylogenetic analysis demonstrates that "Malacothrix" is not monophyletic. Some of its species are related to "Atrichoseris", whereas a second group is more closely related to "Anisocoma" and "Calycoseris".
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