Agoseris aurantiaca, July 13, 2020
Common & scientific name
Orange agoseris, Agoseris aurantiaca
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Lower Lost Man trail, 10,600
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
There aren’t many true orange flowers in the wild, which may be the reason why this otherwise very dandelion-like flower grabs ones attention. Like dandelions, Orange agoseris is composed exclusively of ray flowers, and produces a similar seed head. Unlike dandelions, though, you will not see it lining the roadside or invading your lawn. It modestly limits itself, in sparing numbers, to dry meadows from the montane to the alpine on the Pass.