Agoseris grandiflora is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names California dandelion, bigflower agoseris, and grassland agoseris.[2]
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| Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Agoseris |
| Species: | A. grandiflora
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| Agoseris grandiflora | |
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Synonymy
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The plant is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Utah, where it grows in many habitat types.[3][4]
Description
editAgoseris grandiflora is a perennial herb producing a basal patch of leaves of various shapes reaching maximum lengths of 50 centimeters. There is usually no stem, but there is sometimes a rudimentary one.[2]
The upright part of the plant is actually the peduncle of the inflorescence, which can approach a meter in height. It is coated in soft white hairs.[2]
The flower head at the top is up to 4 centimeters wide and lined with reddish or purplish green phyllaries with curling tips. The head is ligulate, containing many yellow ray florets but no disc florets.[2]
The fruit is an achene which may be nearly 3 centimeters long, including a long beak and long white pappus.[2] It grows in meadows and forest openings.[5]
Varieties
edit- Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora
- Agoseris grandiflora var. leptophylla
References
edit- ^ The Plant List Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene
- ^ a b c d e "Agoseris grandiflora in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ "Agoseris grandiflora Calflora". www.calflora.org.
- ^ "Burke Herbarium Image Collection". biology.burke.washington.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
