You may see a resemblence in this Sunflower Family (Asteraceae) flower to the lobeleaf groundsel (Packera multilobata) I featured recently. This is closely related and is called lambstongue ragwort (Senecio integerrimus). Personally I think this is a stinky common name. Better ones are mountain butterweed or single-stem butterweed.
Multiple flowers rise from a single stem.
The leaves are entire and hairy.
Photos taken 5-19-09 on Snake Creek, about 7,500 feet elevation. This species ranges up to 10,000 feet in this area in a variety of habitats and blooms from May to July.For more information about lambstongue ragwort, click here.
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