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And an interesting challenge it is! The closest I'm coming so far is a malacothrix (perhaps desert dandelion)but I can't find a good description of its seed pods. Fun!

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So so close. The foliage doesn't match up. It comes very close.

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I often wish I hadn't given away all of my botanical books.

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Do you know what it is?

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She does not, no.

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Cichorieae?

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I do think it is in this subsubfamily.

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Yellow hawkweed?

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