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Asteraceae

Sagebrush false dandelion

Nothocalais troximoides (A.Gray) Greene

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Nothocalais

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Sagebrush false dandelion (Nothocalais troximoides)
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Sagebrush false dandelion, False agoseris, False-agoseris, Sagebrush false-dandelion, Weevil false-dandelion, Weevil prairie dandelion, Weevil prairie-dandelion, Weevil microseris
French
Microséris faux-agoséris

Synonyms

  • Microseris troximoides A.Gray
  • Nothocalais suksdorfii Greene

Flowers

In flower
April to May (from 195 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.