Cut-leaf Microseris, Cut-leaved Microseris, Cut-leaf Silverpuffs, Cut-leaved Scorzonella: Microseris laciniata ssp. laciniata (Synonyms: Scorzonella laciniata, Scorzonella laciniata var. laciniata, Scorzonella laciniata var. pratensis, Scorzonella procera)

A close-up view downward onto the flower head of cut-leaved microseris. photographed in a vernally moist swale along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway........July 9, 2006.

Basal leaves of cut-leaved microseris as seen in a wetland area at Brooks Memorial State Park near Satus Pass, Washington........May 11, 2014.

Additional close-up images of the nodding flower bud of cut-leaved microseris as seen along road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway. Note that the outer involucral bracts are broader but much shorter than the inner bracts.

Cut-leaved microseris as seen in open oak forests and meadows at Brooks Memorial State Park off US 97 near Satus Pass......June 1, 2019.

The photo above shows from the left, a basal or lower stem leaf, a nodding flower bud, and a leaf from midstem of cut-leaved microseris. Photographed in a vernal stream bed along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway.......July 2, 2006. The flower buds nod at first but become erect as the flower head blooms.

The 2 photos above show the dandylion-like seed head and a close-up of the parachute-like achene of cut-leaved microseris. Photographed along Road K1000 near the Yakima-Klickitat County Line to the east of Mt. Adams........July 28, 2006.