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Nothocalais
Also called Silverpuffs, Microseris, Yam Daisies
Nothocalais is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. There are known generally as false dandelions or false agoseris.
As of 2023 all four of these species are classified in Nothocalis by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS database (PLANTS) and Flora of North America (FNA). Only Nothocalais nigrescens is in Nothocalis according to World Flora Online (WFO) However, Plants of the World Online (POWO) synonymizes genus Nothocalais into Microseris.
Sierra foothill silverpuffs · Coastal silverpuffs · San Joaquin silverpuffs · Douglas' silverpuffs · Elegant silverpuffs · Microseris heterocarpa · Cutleaf silverpuffs · Yam Daisy · Nodding microseris · Marsh silverpuffs · Yam Daisy · Sylvan scorzonella
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