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prairie false dandelion

Nothocalais cuspidata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 54, February 42, March 58, April 471, May 398, June 104, July 97, August 83, September 77, October 55, November 48, December 46.
United States1,769
Colorado1,244
Canada174
Ontario163
Wisconsin111
Kansas102
Michigan101
Nebraska97
Minnesota91
South Dakota62

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusNothocalais

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