douglas’ silverpuffs

Microseris douglasii

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)
other colors in flowering plants

This species has subspecies or variants that don't seem worth distinguishing.

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• seeds 3–10 mm
• ≤ 5 scales, each tiny–6.5 mm; if ≥ 1 mm, becoming curved throughout and strongly inrolled
• scale midrib evenly tapered from thick base
• bristles 3–8.5 mm.
• found everywhere east of Skyline Blvd

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Chris’s observations: 8 (3 are research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 3
• Santa Teresa CP: 2
• Calero CP
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP

Months:

• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 3
• May: 4

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora