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Microseris
Microserissylvatica.jpg
Microseris sylvatica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Microseris
D.Don
Synonyms[1]
  • Bellardia Colla (non All.)
  • Calais DC.
  • Fichtea Sch.Bip.
  • Galasia Sch.Bip.
  • Ptilocalais Torr. ex Greene
  • Ptilophora (Torr. & A.Gray ex Hook.) A.Gray
  • Scorzonella Nutt.
  • Stebbinsoseris K.L.Chambers
  • Uropappus sect. Brachycarpa Nutt.

Microseris is a genus of plants in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family, native to North America, Australia, and New Zealand.[1][2] It contains the following species:[1][3]

  • Microseris acuminata – Sierra foothill silverpuffs – CA OR
  • Microseris aliciaeCA
  • Microseris anomalaChannel Islands
  • Microseris astrataCA
  • Microseris bigelovii – coastal silverpuffs – CA OR WA BC
  • Microseris borealis – northern silverpuffs – CA OR WA BC
  • Microseris brevisetaCA
  • Microseris callicarphaCA
  • Microseris campestris – San Joaquin silverpuffs – CA
  • Microseris castanea
  • Microseris cognataCA
  • Microseris conjugensCA
  • Microseris decipiens – Santa Cruz silverpuffs – CA
  • Microseris douglasii – Douglas' silverpuffs – CA OR Baja California
  • Microseris elegans – elegant silverpuffs – CA
  • Microseris furfuraceaCA
  • Microseris heterocarpa – grassland silverpuffs – CA AZ Baja California Guadeloupe
  • Microseris howellii – Howell's silverpuffs – OR
  • Microseris insignisCA
  • Microseris intermediaCA
  • Microseris laciniata – cutleaf silverpuffs – CA NV OR WA
  • Microseris lanceolataAustralia
  • Microseris leiospermaCA
  • Microseris leucocarphaCA
  • Microseris maritimaCA
  • Microseris melanocarphaCA
  • Microseris neozelandicaNew Zealand
  • Microseris nevadensisCA NV
  • Microseris nutans – western USA, BC
  • Microseris obtusataCA
  • Microseris oliganthaCA
  • Microseris paludosa – marsh silverpuffs – CA
  • Microseris parvulaCA
  • Microseris pictaCA
  • Microseris proximaCA
  • Microseris pulchellaCA
  • Microseris scapigeraNew Zealand, Australia
  • Microseris stenocarphaCA
  • Microseris sylvatica – sylvan scorzonella – CA
  • Microseris tasmanica – Tasmania
  • Microseris teakleanaWestern Australia
  • Microseris tenuisectaCA
  • Microseris walteri – murnong, yam daisy – Australia

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