Wetlands: Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian
[Wikipedia] Similar Species, Uses: Other species in the genus known as false dandelion or mountain dandelion, as well as true dandelions, can be distinguished from A. glauca by differences in their fruit. The plant contains a bitter milky juice, which solidifies into a substance that can be chewed as gum; this may have been done by some Plains Indians. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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