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Nothocalais alpestris
Alpine lake false dandelion is a hairless perennial herb of high mountain meadows and subalpine forests in the western US, growing from a thick root-like caudex and bearing a single yellow dandelion-like flower head. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, so its care needs are better suited to a rock garden or native planting in a cool, well-drained spot.
Nothocalais alpestris is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name alpine lake false dandelion. It is native to the Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada and other mountains from northern Washington to central California, where it grows in subalpine forests and meadows, most commonly at 1,200–2,700 m (4,000–9,000 ft) elevation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nothocalais alpestris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
