Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Malacothrix incana

Malacothrix incana (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

Dunedelion, Dune Malacothrix

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Malacothrix incana var. succulenta, Malacothrix succulenta

USDA Symbol: MAIN

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Inflorescence: Corymb
Size Notes: Up to about 28 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: CA

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Malacothrix incana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Malacothrix incana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Malacothrix incana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-29
Research By: WMWW

Go back