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Microseris Proxima
''Microseris'' is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae, plants that often called composites. They are native to North America, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Plants in the genus can either be Annual plant, annuals or perennials. Perennial plants in ''Microseris'' usually have a taproot or a caudex with the exception of ''Microseris borealis'', which is rhizome, rhizomatous. The leaves are mostly or entirely Leaf#Arrangement on the stem, basal, growing very near the surface of the soil rather than being held on stems above ground level. When blooming the flowers are alone on the top of stems and are held upright when blooming and when producing seeds. The flowers are shades of orange or yellow with a superficial resemblance to dandelions. There is currently disagreement about which species should be placed in ''Microseris''. Plants of the World Online (POWO) Synonym (taxonomy), synonymizes genus ''Nothocalais'' into ''Microseris''. Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microseris Sylvatica
''Microseris sylvatica'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names sylvan scorzonella and woodland silverpuffs. It is Endemism, endemic to California, where it has a scattered distribution throughout the central California Coast Ranges and inland mountain ranges, including the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada of the state. Its habitat includes grassland and openings in wooded areas. Description This is a perennial herb growing up to 75 centimeters tall. The leaves are up to 35 centimeters in length and wavy, toothed, or lobed along the edges. The inflorescence is borne on an erect Peduncle (botany), peduncle, the Head (botany), flower head containing up to 70 yellow ray florets. The fruit is an achene with a pale body up to a centimeter long. At the tip of the body is a large Pappus (flower structure), pappus made up of several long, barbed, bristly scales each up to a centimeter in length themselves. External linksJepson Manual Treatm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothocalais
''Nothocalais'' is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. There are known generally as false dandelions or false agoseris. As of 2023 all four of these species are classified in ''Nothocalis'' by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS database (PLANTS) and Flora of North America (FNA). Only ''Nothocalais nigrescens'' is in ''Nothocalis'' according to World Flora Online (WFO) However, Plants of the World Online (POWO) synonymizes genus ''Nothocalais'' into ''Microseris''. ; Species * '' Nothocalais alpestris'' - alpine lake false dandelion - CA WA OR * '' Nothocalais cuspidata'' - prairie false dandelion - ALB SAS MAN A man is an adult male human. Before adulthood, a male child or adolescent is referred to as a boy. Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the f ... MT WY NM ND SD NE KS OK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microseris Decipiens
''Microseris'' is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae, plants that often called composites. They are native to North America, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Plants in the genus can either be annuals or perennials. Perennial plants in ''Microseris'' usually have a taproot or a caudex with the exception of ''Microseris borealis'', which is rhizomatous. The leaves are mostly or entirely basal, growing very near the surface of the soil rather than being held on stems above ground level. When blooming the flowers are alone on the top of stems and are held upright when blooming and when producing seeds. The flowers are shades of orange or yellow with a superficial resemblance to dandelions. There is currently disagreement about which species should be placed in ''Microseris''. Plants of the World Online (POWO) synonymizes genus '' Nothocalais'' into ''Microseris''. While the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS databa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microseris Campestris
''Microseris campestris'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name San Joaquin silverpuffs. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the San Joaquin Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills, and the central California Coast Ranges. It is a resident of grassland and open slope habitats, sometimes near vernal pools. Description ''Microseris campestris'' is an annual herb growing up to half a meter-1.5 feet tall from a basal rosette of erect leaves; there is no true stem. Each leaf is up to 20 centimeters long and has edges divided into many lobes. The inflorescence is borne on a peduncle arising from ground level. The flower head contains up to 100 white or yellow ray florets. The fruit is an achene An achene (; ), also sometimes called akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp, is a type of simple fruit, simple dry fruits, dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (formed from one c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microseris Borealis
''Microseris'' is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae, plants that often called composites. They are native to North America, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Plants in the genus can either be annuals or perennials. Perennial plants in ''Microseris'' usually have a taproot or a caudex with the exception of ''Microseris borealis'', which is rhizomatous. The leaves are mostly or entirely basal, growing very near the surface of the soil rather than being held on stems above ground level. When blooming the flowers are alone on the top of stems and are held upright when blooming and when producing seeds. The flowers are shades of orange or yellow with a superficial resemblance to dandelions. There is currently disagreement about which species should be placed in ''Microseris''. Plants of the World Online (POWO) synonymizes genus '' Nothocalais'' into ''Microseris''. While the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS databa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microseris Bigelovii
''Microseris bigelovii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name coastal silverpuffs. It is native to the west coast of North America, where its range extends from the southern tip of Vancouver Island to the northern coast of California. Description It is an annual herb growing up to 60 centimeters tall from a basal rosette of erect leaves; there is no true stem. Each leaf is up to 25 centimeters long and has edges divided into many lobes. The inflorescence is borne on an erect or curving peduncle. The flower head contains up to 100 yellow or orange ray florets. The fruit is an achene with a brown, hairy to hairless body a few millimeters long. At the tip of the body is a large pappus made up of five long, bristly scales. Flowers bloom April to July. Distribution and habitat Its distribution is scattered, and the northernmost populations are genetically distinct from the southernmost. In British Columbia there are five or six occurrenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microseris Alpestris
''Microseris'' is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae, plants that often called composites. They are native to North America, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Plants in the genus can either be annuals or perennials. Perennial plants in ''Microseris'' usually have a taproot or a caudex with the exception of ''Microseris borealis'', which is rhizomatous. The leaves are mostly or entirely basal, growing very near the surface of the soil rather than being held on stems above ground level. When blooming the flowers are alone on the top of stems and are held upright when blooming and when producing seeds. The flowers are shades of orange or yellow with a superficial resemblance to dandelions. There is currently disagreement about which species should be placed in ''Microseris''. Plants of the World Online (POWO) synonymizes genus '' Nothocalais'' into ''Microseris''. While the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS databa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microseris Acuminata
''Microseris acuminata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Sierra foothill silverpuffs. It is native to the Central Valley of California and the mountain ranges, including the Sierra Nevada, surrounding it. There is a disjunct occurrence in Jackson County, Oregon. The plant grows in grassy habitat, woodlands, and sometimes the edges of vernal pools. Description It is an annual herb growing 5 to 35 centimeters tall from a basal rosette of erect leaves; there is no true stem. Each leaf is up to 20 centimeters long and has edges lined in comblike narrow lobes. The inflorescence is borne on an erect, curving, or drooping peduncle. The flower head contains up to 50 flat ray florets. The distinctive fruit is an achene An achene (; ), also sometimes called akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp, is a type of simple fruit, simple dry fruits, dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothocalais Troximoides
''Nothocalais troximoides'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name sagebrush false dandelion. It is native to western North America, including British Columbia and the northwestern United States.Hitchcock, C.L. and Cronquist, A. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition, p. 599. University of Washington Press, Seattle. Description ''Nothocalais troximoides'' is a perennial herb growing from a stout root and a thick caudex and producing a woolly flower stem up to about tall. The leaves are located around the base of the stem and often have crinkled wavy edges, and sometimes a thin coat of small hairs and a thicker fringe of hairs on the leaf edge. Each linear leaf has a prominent mid-rib that is usually paler in color and they are up to long. Each flower stem bears a single flower and the flower head is lined with green, sometimes purple-speckled, phyllaries and containing many yellow ray florets and no disc florets. The fruit i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothocalais Cuspidata
''Nothocalais cuspidata'', the prairie false dandelion, is a herbaceous perennial with yellow flowers and long slender leaves, native to the Great Plains The Great Plains is a broad expanse of plain, flatland in North America. The region stretches east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland. They are the western part of the Interior Plains, which include th .... References External links * * * * cuspidata Flora of the Great Plains (North America) {{Cichorieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothocalais Alpestris
''Nothocalais alpestris'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name alpine lake false dandelion. It is native to the Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada and other mountains from northern Washington to central California, where it grows in subalpine forests and meadows, most commonly at elevation. Description ''Nothocalais alpestris'' is a nearly hairless perennial herb growing from a thick caudex and reaching about tall. The leaves are located around the base of the stem and have toothed, wavy, or smooth edges, and sometimes a thin coat of small hairs. They measure up to long. The flower head is borne singly, usually on a leafless stalk. Hairless phyllaries are green, usually with tiny purple dots and nearly equal in length. The outer ones are wider than the inner. The corolla contains many yellow ray florets and no disc florets. The fruit from each floret is a cylindrical achene An achene (; ), also sometimes called akene and occasionall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
