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Agoseris aurantiaca
Also called Mountain Agoseris, Orange Flowered False Dandelion, Orange False Dandelion
Agoseris aurantiaca is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae, commonly called orange agoseris, pink false dandelion or mountain dandelion. It is widespread in western North America.
The species is widespread and common in western North America from Alaska and the Northwest Territories in Canada, southward to California, Arizona, and New Mexico, and eastward as far as the Rocky Mountains and the Black Hills. There are also isolated populations in the Chic-Choc Mountains on the Gaspé Peninsula and in the Otish Mountains of central Quebec.
A cold infusion of this plant is used by the Ramah Navajo for protection against witches.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agoseris aurantiaca by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
