coastal silverpuffs

Microseris bigelovii

Member of silverpuffs (genus Microseris)
lettuce, chicory, dandelion, and salsify tribe (tribe Cichorieae)
silverpuffs and blow wives in seed
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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CalPhotos

• seeds 2.5–5.5mm, widest near middle and tapering to base
• outermost seeds are generally very hairy, while inner seeds are glabrous
• 5 scales, each 1–4 mm, curved only at base
• scale midrib linear, thicker at base
• bristles 3–8 mm
• found near the coast and at Edgewood

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora