[The Genus Microseris East of the Cascade Mts.]
Nodding Microseris

Microseris nutans

Flower head of Nodding Microseris, Nodding Scorzonella, Nodding Silverpuffs: Microseris nutans (Synonyms: Microseris nutans ssp. nutans, Scorzonella nutans, Scorzonella nutans var. major, Scorzonella nutans var. nutans)

The photo above and below shows two views of nodding microseris as seen along Road K6000 at about 2800' on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.............May 23, 2005. The photo below shows a good view of the glabrous involucral bracts.

Involucral bracts of Nodding Microseris, Nodding Scorzonella, Nodding Silverpuffs: Microseris nutans (Synonyms: Microseris nutans ssp. nutans, Scorzonella nutans, Scorzonella nutans var. major, Scorzonella nutans var. nutans)

Nodding Microseris, Nodding Scorzonella, Nodding Silverpuffs: Microseris nutans (Synonyms: Microseris nutans ssp. nutans, Scorzonella nutans, Scorzonella nutans var. major, Scorzonella nutans var. nutans)

This photo shows nodding microseris as seen on moist soils (where the snow has just melted) at Buckhorn Lookout on the western edge of the Imnaha Canyon in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest..................June 27, 2008. Note the pendant flower buds before they open.

Involucral bracts of Nodding Microseris, Nodding Scorzonella, Nodding Silverpuffs: Microseris nutans (Synonyms: Microseris nutans ssp. nutans, Scorzonella nutans, Scorzonella nutans var. major, Scorzonella nutans var. nutans) - Flower head of Nodding Microseris, Nodding Scorzonella, Nodding Silverpuffs: Microseris nutans (Synonyms: Microseris nutans ssp. nutans, Scorzonella nutans, Scorzonella nutans var. major, Scorzonella nutans var. nutans)

Nodding Microseris, Nodding Scorzonella, Nodding Silverpuffs: Microseris nutans (Synonyms: Microseris nutans ssp. nutans, Scorzonella nutans, Scorzonella nutans var. major, Scorzonella nutans var. nutans)

Nodding microseris as seen at the north trailhead for Baldy Mountain, Malheur National Forest..................July 2, 2010.
Flower head of Nodding Microseris, Nodding Scorzonella, Nodding Silverpuffs: Microseris nutans (Synonyms: Microseris nutans ssp. nutans, Scorzonella nutans, Scorzonella nutans var. major, Scorzonella nutans var. nutans) ----- Colorful involucral bracts of Nodding Microseris, Nodding Scorzonella, Nodding Silverpuffs: Microseris nutans (Synonyms: Microseris nutans ssp. nutans, Scorzonella nutans, Scorzonella nutans var. major, Scorzonella nutans var. nutans)

These 2 photos show close-ups of the flower heads of nodding microseris as seen on moist soils (where the snow has just melted) at Buckhorn Lookout on the western edge of the Imnaha Canyon in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest..................June 27, 2008. Click each photo to see enlarged versions (3x).

Nodding flower buds of Nodding Microseris, Nodding Scorzonella, Nodding Silverpuffs: Microseris nutans (Synonyms: Microseris nutans ssp. nutans, Scorzonella nutans, Scorzonella nutans var. major, Scorzonella nutans var. nutans)

The photo above shows a pair of nodding flower heads of nodding microseris prior to flowering. The flower heads become erect upon flowering. Photographed near 4000' near Bird Creek Campground on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.....................May 7,2005.
Paul Slichter