[Mountain-dandelions and Prairie-dandelions; The Genus Nothocalais in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Smooth Mountain Dandelion, Alpine Lake Prairie-dandelion, Alpine Lake Agoseris

Nothocalais alpestris

Synonym: Microseris alpestris

Smooth Mountain Dandelion, Alpine Lake Prairie-dandelion, Alpine Lake Agoseris: Nothocalais alpestris (Synonym: Microseris alpestris)

Smooth mountain dandelion as seen above timberline near the upper end of the Butte Camp Trail, Mount Saint Helens National Monument...........July 9, 2013.

Smooth Mountain Dandelion, Alpine Lake Prairie-dandelion, Alpine Lake Agoseris: Nothocalais alpestris (Synonym: Microseris alpestris) - Smooth Mountain Dandelion, Alpine Lake Prairie-dandelion, Alpine Lake Agoseris: Nothocalais alpestris (Synonym: Microseris alpestris)

Smooth mountain dandelion in bloom along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 at Cispus Pass, Goat Rocks Wilderness........August 19, 2020.

Smooth Mountain Dandelion, Alpine Lake Prairie-dandelion, Alpine Lake Agoseris: Nothocalais alpestris (Synonym: Microseris alpestris) - Smooth Mountain Dandelion, Alpine Lake Prairie-dandelion, Alpine Lake Agoseris: Nothocalais alpestris (Synonym: Microseris alpestris)

Smooth mountain dandelion as seen at left on gravelly slopes along an old pack trail between the North and South Forks Conrad Creek, Goat Rocks Wilderness........July 21, 2016. The photo at right shows mountain dandelion as seen along the Lowder Mountain Trail #3329, Three Sisters Wilderness......June 23, 2018.
Paul Slichter