Agoseris monticola

Agoseris monticola
Herbarium specimen
Herbarium specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Agoseris
Species:
A. monticola
Binomial name
Agoseris monticola
Synonyms[1]
  • Agoseris covillei Greene
  • Agoseris decumbens Greene

Agoseris monticola is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Sierra Nevada agoseris or Sierra Nevada mountain dandelion. It grows in the mountains of the western United States, primarily the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada, but also on other mountains in Nevada and Idaho.[2][3]

Description

Agoseris monticola resembles the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) in having no leafy stems, only a rosette of leaves close to the ground. There is a single flower head with many yellow ray florets but no disc florets.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List Agoseris monticola Greene
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Agoseris monticola Greene, Mountain agoseris
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 329 Sierra Nevada agoseris, Agoseris monticola Greene
  5. ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1899. Pittonia 4(20D): 37 description in English


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