Prairie false dandelion (Nothocalais cuspidata)

Prairie false dandelion, a reference photo — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Nothocalais cuspidata, the prairie false dandelion, is a herbaceous perennial with yellow flowers and long slender leaves. It is a member of the Asteraceae family and is native to the great plains. N.cuspidata faces habitat loss from the increasing fragmentation of the great plains.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Prairie false dandelion being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Nothocalais troximoides
Agoseris parviflora
Takhtajaniantha austriaca
Agoseris glauca

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Nothocalais
Species: Nothocalais cuspidata

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