Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; south-central British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Meadows and open woods, from the valleys to middle elevations in the mountains.
Flowers: June-July
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
Pollination: Bees, flies, beetles
Scapose, mostly glabrous, stout perennial, 2-7 dm. tall, with milky juice.
Leaves all basal, 10-30 cm. long and 1-7 cm. wide, entire or pinnatifid.
Head solitary on the scape; involucre 2-3 cm. high, its bracts imbricate, the outer broader and blunter than the inner; corollas all ligulate, yellow.
Achene body 8-10 mm. long, tapering to a slender beak of equal length.
Publication: Pittonia. 2: 177. 1891.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Agoseris ×elata in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Agoseris ×elata checklist entry
OregonFlora: Agoseris ×elata information
E-Flora BC: Agoseris ×elata atlas page
CalPhotos: Agoseris ×elata photos
