Asteraceae

Prairie false dandelion

Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Nothocalais

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Prairie false dandelion (Nothocalais cuspidata) — FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Prairie false dandelion

Synonyms

Agoseris cuspidata (Pursh) Raf.
Microseris cuspidata (Pursh) Sch.Bip.
Troximon cuspidatum Pursh
Troximon marginatum Nutt.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 119 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Parker Hopkins, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Edward Cope, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dan Riley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.