sierra foothills microseris

Microseris acuminata

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

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• seeds 4.5–7 mm, flared at tip
• 5 scales, each 3.5–11 mm, barely inrolled, midrib width > 1/5 scale width
• bristles 4–7 mm.
• rare in the East Bay
• supposedly not present on the peninsula, but found in the upper part of Foothills Park

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Chris’s observations: none

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora