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Desert dandelion

(Malacothrix californica)

Annual, Sunflower Family.
Blooms in spring from Idaho to California and Arizona.
8-12 inches (20-30 cm) high. Single leaves have deep notches and sharp lobes.

Likes sandy flats. Similar species are the fragrant, yellow Malocthrix sonchoides in the Mohave Desert and the pale yellow, sometimes with a small red center, Malacothrix glabrata in the Arizona and California deserts.

Browse yellow to yellow-orange: Bladderpod | Desert dandelion | Desert marigold | Goldpoppy | Yellow evening primrose

Browse color tocs: white to cream | yellow to yellow-orange | pink to red-orange | blue to purple | green, etc.

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