Nothocalais
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Nothocalais is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of flowering plants in the daisy family
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...

. There are four species in total, known generally as false dandelions or false agoseris. They are native to North America.

Species:
  • Nothocalais alpestris
    Nothocalais alpestris
    Nothocalais alpestris is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name alpine lake false dandelion. It is native to the Cascade Range and nearby ranges in the western United States, where it grows in subalpine forest and meadow habitat. It is a perennial herb growing...

    - alpine lake false dandelion
  • Nothocalais cuspidata - prairie false dandelion
  • Nothocalais nigrescens - speckled false dandelion
  • Nothocalais troximoides
    Nothocalais troximoides
    Nothocalais troximoides is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name sagebrush false dandelion. It is native to western North America, including British Columbia and the northwestern United States, where it grows in sagebrush and other plateau and mountain habitat...

    - sagebrush false dandelion

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