Prairie False Dandelion

Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
18 inches
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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