seaside agoseris

Agoseris apargioides

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)

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• ligules 8–16 mm, much exceeding involucre
• petiole ± purple
• leaf is either entire or includes generally 3–5 pairs of leaf lobes
• coastal dunes and sand hills [all others avoid sand]
• uncommon

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Chris’s observations: none

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora