Asteraceae

Alpine lake false dandelion

Nothocalais alpestris (A.Gray) K.L.Chambers

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Nothocalais

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Alpine lake false dandelion
Spanish: Agoseris alpestris, Agoseris barbellulata

Synonyms

Microseris alpestris (A.Gray) Q.Jones ex Cronquist
Troximon alpestre A.Gray
Troximon barbellulatum Greene ex A.Gray

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.