coast-dandelion
Agoseris apargioides (Less.) Greene
Agoseris apargioides, commonly known as coast-dandelion, is a member of the Asteraceae family. It is native to the Pacific coast of the United States, ranging from Washington to central California. This herb typically grows on coastal dunes.
Description
Agoseris apargioides is a herbaceous plant with flowering stems numbering (0)-1-5. Rosette leaves are linear or obovate, 3.0-15.0 cm long, and may be pinnatifid or entire. The peduncle is 7.0-45.0 cm long and may be glabrous, glabrescent, or tomentose. The inflorescence consists of 25-200 yellow flowers with ligulate corollas 8.0-16.0 mm long. Involucral bracts are obovate to ovate and may be tinged purple. Achenes are obovoid to fusiform, 3.0-5.0 mm long, with a beak 1.0-8.0 mm long. The pappus is 4.0-9.0 mm long. This species is native to the Pacific coast, where it is found on coastal dunes.
Other common names
Point Reyes agoserisOregon agoserisseaside agoseriswoolly goat chicorycoast-dandelion
Distribution
Oregon · Washington · California
Synonyms
Troximon humileTroximon apargioidesMacrorhynchus lessingiiBarkhausia lessingiiAgoseris apargioides subsp. apargioidesAgoseris humilisAgoseris maritimaAgoseris apargioides subsp. maritimaStylopappus lessingiiAgoseris eastwoodiaeMicrorhynchus humilisAgoseris maritimaAgoseris apargioides var. maritimaAgoseris apargioides var. eastwoodiaeMacrorhynchus humilis
