| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Microseris alpestris (A.Gray) Q.Jones ex Cronquist trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. [C.L.Hitchcock & al.] 5: 267 (1955) |
| Native Range | Washington to California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1300-3400m |
| Description | taproot, leaves 3-10cm long, more or less oblanceolate, coarsely dentate or laciniate, usually rich shiny green, capitula solitary, to 2cm across |
| Size | 3-45cm |
| Color | dark yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Agoseris alpestris (A.Gray) Greene Agoseris barbellulata (Greene ex A.Gray) Kuntze Nothocalais alpestris (A.Gray) K.L.Chambers Troximon alpestre A.Gray Troximon barbellulatum Greene ex A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |