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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Agoseris |
| Species: | A. monticola
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Description edit
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 edit
- ^ The Plant List Agoseris monticola Greene
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Agoseris monticola Greene, Mountain agoseris
- ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 329 Sierra Nevada agoseris, Agoseris monticola Greene
- ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1899. Pittonia 4(20D): 37 description in English
External links edit
- Calphotos photos gallery, University of California, Agoseris monticola
- Flora of Eastern Washington and Adjacent Idaho
- Paul Slichter, Mountain Agoseris, Pale Agoseris, Sierra Nevada Agoseris Agoseris monticola
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