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Nothocalais cuspidata

(Pursh) Greene

Prairie False Dandelion

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156105

Element CodePDAST6P020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusNothocalais

Synonyms

Agoseris cuspidata(Pursh) Raf.Microseris cuspidata(Pursh) Schultz-Bip.

Other Common Names

Microséris cuspidé (FR) prairie false dandelion (EN) Wavyleaf Prairie-dandelion (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-12-15

Change Date1988-12-15

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S2	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Wisconsin	S2	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Kansas	S3	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
Illinois	S1	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Missouri	S2	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

North Dakota (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Long X Divide	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	10,099
Magpie	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	21,281

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.