| blazing star | (n) biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning, Syn. Mentzelia livicaulis, Mentzelia laevicaulis |
| gentianella | (n) low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers, Syn. Gentiana acaulis |
| moss campion | (n) tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America, Syn. Silene acaulis |
| mule's ears | (n) balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States, Syn. Wyethia amplexicaulis |
| stemless carline thistle | (n) stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe, Syn. Carlina acaulis |
| stemless golden weed | (n) dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus, Syn. Haplopappus acaulis, Stenotus acaulis |
| stemless hymenoxys | (n) perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America, Syn. Hymenoxys acaulis, Tetraneuris acaulis |
| sunray | (n) herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona, Syn. Enceliopsis nudicaulis |
| whitebark pine | (n) small pine of western North America; having smooth grey-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine, Syn. Pinus albicaulis, whitebarked pine |
| wild sarsaparilla | (n) common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America, Syn. Aralia nudicaulis, false sarsaparilla, wild sarsparilla |