| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Taraxia subacaulis (Pursh) Rydb. |
| Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 281 (1900) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 400-2900m |
| Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, entire or sinuate-dentate to pinnatifid, sepals lanceolate, petals orbiculate, 8-10mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Camissonia subacaulis (Pursh) P.H.Raven Jussiaea subacaulis Pursh Oenothera heterantha Nutt. Oenothera heterantha var. taraxacifolia S.Watson Oenothera primuloides H.Lév. Oenothera subacaulis (Pursh) Jeps. Oenothera subacaulis var. taraxacifolia (S.Watson) Jeps. Oenothera taraxacifolia H.Lév. & Guffroyi Oenothera taraxacifolia var. caulescens H.Lév. Oenothera triloba Hook. Taraxia heterantha (Nutt.) Small Taraxia heterantha var. taraxacifolia (S.Watson) Small Taraxia taraxacifolia (S.Watson) A.Heller |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |