Nothocalais alpestris

Nothocalais alpestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Nothocalais
Species:
N. alpestris
Binomial name
Nothocalais alpestris
(A.Gray) K.L. Chambers
Synonyms[1]
  • Agoseris alpestris (A.Gray) Greene
  • Agoseris barbellulata (Greene ex A.Gray) Greene
  • Microseris alpestris (A.Gray) Q.Jones ex Cronquist
  • Troximon alpestre A.Gray

Nothocalais alpestris is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name alpine lake false dandelion. It is native to the Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada and other mountains from northern Washington to central California, where it grows in subalpine forests and meadows, most commonly at 1,200–2,700 m (4,000–9,000 ft) elevation.[2]

  1. ^ "Nothocalais alpestris". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Nothocalais alpestris". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2019-01-04.