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        Species - Desert Dandelion - Malacothrix torreyi

Desert Dandelion - Malacothrix torreyi

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- MTNHP Threat Assessment. 2021. State Threat Score Assignment and Assessment of Reported Threats from 2006 to 2021 for State-listed Vascular Plants. Botany Program, Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, Montana.
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- Davis, W.S. 1986. Reproductive biology of Malacothrix (Asteraceae). American Journal of Botany. 73:758-759.
- Lesica, P. and P.L. Achuff. 1992. Distribution of vascular plant species of special concern and limited distribution in the Pryor Mountain desert, Carbon County, Montana. Unpublished report to the Bureau of Land Management. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, MT. 105 pp.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
- Quire, R.L. 2013. The sagebrush steppe of Montana and southeastern Idaho shows evidence of high native plant diversity, stability, and resistance to the detrimental effects of nonnative plant species. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 124 p.
- Tomb, A. S., D. A. Larson, and J. J. Skvarla. Pollen Morphology and Detailed Structure of Family Compositae, Tribe Cichorieae. I. Subtribe Stephanomeriinae. American Journal of Botany. 61(5):486-498.
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Desert Dandelion — Malacothrix torreyi. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on June 19, 2025, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDAST660L0