Agoseris heterophylla |
Agoseris retrorsa |
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annual agoseris |
spear leaved agoseris, spear leaf goat-chicory |
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Habit | Scapose, slender annual, usually glabrous, often with several scapes from the base, 3-40 cm. tall, with milky juice. | |
Leaves | Leaves oblanceolate, toothed or pinnatifid to entire, up to 15 cm. long and 1.5 cm. wide, mostly basal, but a few on the base of the stem. |
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Flowers | Heads solitary, small; involucre 5-13 mm. high in flower, elongating in fruit, with a few soft hairs; corollas all ligulate, yellow. |
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Fruits | Achene body 2-5 mm. long, prominently ribbed or winged, tapering to a slender beak 2-3 times as long. |
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Agoseris heterophylla |
Agoseris retrorsa |
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Flowering time | April-July | May-June |
Habitat | Dry, open areas at low to mid-elevations. | Sagebrush desert, grassy slopes, and ponderosa pine forest openings at low to middle elevations. |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Arizona.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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