Taxonomy Profile: Malacothrix (DC)

Malacothrix: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
desert dandelion []
malacothrix []
desertdandelion []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Malacothrix: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae
sunflowers |
tournesols |
Genus : Malacothrix
desert dandelion |
malacothrix |
desertdandelion |
Malacothrix Direct Children(s):
Malacothrix coulteri
(Harv & A Gray)
Malacothrix floccifera
(DC SF Blake)
Malacothrix glabrata
(A Gray ex DC Eaton A Gray)
Malacothrix incana
(Nutt Torr & A Gray)
Malacothrix saxatilis
(Nutt Torr & A Gray)
Malacothrix similis
(WS Davis & PH Raven)
Malacothrix sonchoides
(Nutt Torr & A Gray)
Malacothrix stebbinsii
(WS Davis & PH Raven)
Malacothrix sonorae
(WS Davis & PH Raven)
Malacothrix: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
William Stan Davis
Notes:
Professor of Biology, Retired, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40208 USA
Reference for:
Malacothrix
Expert:
Steve Junak
Notes:
Botanist at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Reference for:
Malacothrix
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Malacothrix
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Malacothrix
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Malacothrix
Source:
Asteraceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-05-13
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
Publication(s):
Malacothrix: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Malacothrix: Comments
Comment:
Malacothrix DC. is apparently a 'parahomonym' of (different kingdom, same name as) mammal genus Malacothrix Wagner, 1843 (TSN 632564)