Agoseris hirsuta is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Coast Range agoseris or woolly goat chicory. It grows only in the Coast Ranges along the Pacific coast of California, from Humboldt County to San Luis Obispo County.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Agoseris |
| Species: | A. hirsuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Agoseris hirsuta | |
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Description
editAgoseris hirsuta resembles the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) in having no leafy stems, only a rosette of leaves close to the ground. There is a single flower head with many yellow ray florets but no disc florets.[5]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List Agoseris hirsuta (Hook.) Greene
- ^ Tropicos, Agoseris hirsuta (Hook.) Greene
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Agoseris hirsuta (Hook.) Greene woolly goat chicory
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 332 Coast Range agoseris Agoseris hirsuta (Hooker) Greene
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