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Agoseris monticola is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common name Sierra Nevada agoseris or Sierra Nevada mountain dandelion. It grows in the mountains of the western United States, primarily the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada, but also on other mountains in Nevada and Idaho. Agoseris monticola resembles the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) in having no leafy stems, only a rosette of leaves close to the ground. There is a single flowerhead with many yellow ray florets but no disc florets. Agoseris monticola resembles the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) in having no leafy stems, only a rosette of leaves close to the ground. There is a single flowerhead with many yellow ray florets but no disc florets.

Plant type

Perennial herb

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Color

Yellow

Plant communities

Wetland-Riparian

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 58 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Angelic Sweat Bee

Agapostemon angelicus

Buckell's Miner Bee

Andrena buckelli

Parsnip Miner Bee

Andrena thaspii

Red-tipped Digger Bee

Anthophora terminalis