Species: Agoseris lackschewitzii
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Pink Agoseris is a taprooted perennial with milky sap. Glabrous leaves are clustered at the base, and there are 1 to several leafless stems, 10-60 cm tall, arising from the center; leaves taper gradually to a long petiole, are narrowly lance-shaped, 5-25 cm long, and 10-25 cm wide. Flower heads resemble those of the common dandelion; they are solitary at the ends of the stems and composed entirely of deep pink to light purple ray flowers, ca. 15-20 mm long. Involucral bracts are narrowly lance-shaped, 10-15 mm long, villous, with non-glandular hairs, purple-striped, mottled, and obtuse-tipped. Fruits (achenes) have beaks 1/2 to 2/3 the length of their bodies. Fruits also resemble those of the dandelion; they are spindle-shaped, and the top tapers to a slender beak to which numerous, long, white bristles are attached.
Classification
Dicotyledoneae
Asterales
Asteraceae
Agoseris
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
Pink Agoseris is a taprooted perennial with milky sap. Glabrous leaves are clustered at the base, and there are 1 to several leafless stems, 10-60 cm tall, arising from the center; leaves taper gradually to a long petiole, are narrowly lance-shaped, 5-25 cm long, and 10-25 cm wide. Flower heads resemble those of the common dandelion; they are solitary at the ends of the stems and composed entirely of deep pink to light purple ray flowers, ca. 15-20 mm long. Involucral bracts are narrowly lance-shaped, 10-15 mm long, villous, with non-glandular hairs, purple-striped, mottled, and obtuse-tipped. Fruits (achenes) have beaks 1/2 to 2/3 the length of their bodies. Fruits also resemble those of the dandelion; they are spindle-shaped, and the top tapers to a slender beak to which numerous, long, white bristles are attached.