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
![Flower head of 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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/sun/dandy/microseris/laciniata/microserislaciniata2c.jpg)
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-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)](laciniata/laciniata4a.jpg)
Basal leaves of cut-leaved
microseris as seen in a wetland area at Brooks Memorial State Park near Satus Pass, Washington........May 11, 2014.
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- ![Involucral bracts of 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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/sun/dandy/microseris/laciniata/microserislaciniata2b.jpg)
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-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)](laciniata/laciniata06-01-2019b.jpg)
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.
![Basal and stem leaves of 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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/sun/dandy/microseris/laciniata/microserislaciniata1a.jpg)
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.
- ![Achene of 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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/sun/dandy/microseris/laciniata/microserislaciniata3a.jpg)
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.
Paul Slichter