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''Malacothrix glabrata'' (smooth desert dandelion or desert dandelion) is an annual plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).〔Sia Morhardt, Emil Morhardt, California Desert Wildflowers, University of California Press, p. 64-65〕 It is common to the southwestern deserts of North America and has showy pale-yellow to white flowers.〔 The name "glabrata" refers to the leaves being (nearly) hairless.〔 Like other members of its genus, it has a milky sap and flower heads composed of smaller strap-like flowers called "ligules".〔 The species is native to the western United States, excluding much of the Pacific Northwest, and into northern Mexico. It is a dicot. ''M. glabrata'' is typically tall with a flower head. Its fragrant, daisy-like flower heads are in shades of yellow or white, and flower heads may have an orange to red "button" in the center of the flower head, composed of several immature flowers.〔Susan J. Wernert, Reader's Digest Association, Brenda Jackson. ''North American Wildlife: An Illustrated Guide to 2,000 Plants and Animals''. Readers Digest, 1998. p.467. ISBN 0-7621-0020-6〕 == Gallery == File:Malacothrix glabrata.jpg| File:Smooth Desert dandelion.jpg| File:Malacothrix glabrata 03-08-09.jpg| File:Desert Dandelion and Desert Pincushion, Joshua Tree.jpg| 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malacothrix glabrata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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