annual agoseris

Agoseris heterophylla

Member of mountain dandelions (genus Agoseris)
yellow dandelion-like flowers
lettuce, chicory, dandelion, and salsify tribe (tribe Cichorieae)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild members of this species anywhere.

mountain dandelion
Agoseris heterophylla var. cryptopleura

mountain dandelion
Agoseris heterophylla var. cryptopleura

ligules 10–15 mm, much exceeding involucre
leaf entire or with generally 3–5 pairs of leaf lobes
uncommon

annual false dandelion
Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophylla

ligules 2–6 mm, ± equaling involucre [the phyllaries reach almost to the petal tips]
leaf entire or with generally 2–3 pairs of leaf lobes
common

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 7 (1 is research grade)

Locations:

Henry Coe SP: 4
Calero CP: 3

Months:

Mar.: 1
Apr.: 0
May: 6

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora