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Internal ID UUID643fc8dc431ec340963747
Scientific name Malacothrix coulteri
Authority Harv. & A.Gray
First published in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts , ser. 2, 4(1): 113 (1849)

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Malacothrix coulteri, also known as snake's head or snake's head desertdandelion, is a flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found in the southwestern United States and has been introduced to southern South America. This annual herb grows in various habitats such as deserts, grasslands, and chaparral. It has a waxy, upright stem and toothed or non-toothed leaves near the base. The flower heads are arranged in an array and have green bracts with dark markings. The ray florets are yellow or white and about a centimeter long.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Zollikoferia elquiensis Phil. Anales Univ. Chile 87: 327 (1894)
Malacolepis coulteri A.Heller Muhlenbergia 2: 147 (1906)
Malacothrix coulteri var. cognata Jeps. Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. : 1001 (1925)

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English snake's head

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona
      • California
      • Nevada
      • Utah
  • Southern America
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina South
      • Chile Central

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000025837
USDA Plants MACO3
Tropicos 2723221
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149695-2
The Plant List gcc-124963
Open Tree Of Life 814456
NCBI Taxonomy 231815
Nature Serve 2.131283
IPNI 149695-2
iNaturalist 58027
GBIF 5387205
Freebase /m/07s3m2g
EPPO MCXCO
EOL 820133
Calflora (Californian flora) 5327
USDA GRIN 23183
Wikipedia Malacothrix_coulteri

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