[The Genus Agoseris East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Pale Agoseris, Short-beaked Agoseris

Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala

Synonyms: Agoseris glauca ssp. scorzonerifolia, Agoseris glauca var. asper, Agoseris glauca var. pumila, Agoseris scorzonerifolia, Troximon glaucum var. dasycephalum

Pale Agoseris, Short-beaked Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala (Synonyms: Agoseris glauca ssp. scorzonerifolia, Agoseris glauca var. asper, Agoseris glauca var. pumila, Agoseris scorzonerifolia, Troximon glaucum var. dasycephalum)

The photo above shows pale agoseris (var. dasycephala) as seen at Memaloose along the Hat Pt. Road in the Hells Canyon Reacreation Area of northeastern Oregon..........June 26, 2007.

Characteristics:

A dandelion-like plant with all leaves basal and narrowly lance-shaped, occasionally shaped like those of a dandelion. Stems are leafless, with a single dandelion-like flower at the top.

Habitat:

Pale agoseris may be found in open areas to 3300 meters.

Range:

Pale agoseris may be found from British Columbia south along the east base of the Cascades to California, east to Manitoba and New Mexico.

Involucral bracts of Pale Agoseris, Short-beaked Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala (Synonyms: Agoseris glauca ssp. scorzonerifolia, Agoseris glauca var. asper, Agoseris glauca var. pumila, Agoseris scorzonerifolia, Troximon glaucum var. dasycephalum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the involucre of pale agoseris (var. dasycephala) as seen at Memaloose along the Hat Pt. Road in the Hells Canyon Reacreation Area of northeastern Oregon...........July 11, 2007.

Involucral bracts of Pale Agoseris, Short-beaked Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala (Synonyms: Agoseris glauca ssp. scorzonerifolia, Agoseris glauca var. asper, Agoseris glauca var. pumila, Agoseris scorzonerifolia, Troximon glaucum var. dasycephalum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the involucre of pale agoseris (var. dasycephala) as seen at Memaloose along the Hat Pt. Road in the Hells Canyon Reacreation Area of northeastern Oregon............June 26, 2007.
Paul Slichter