[Members of the Sunflower Family in Mt. Adams Country with Flower Heads like Dandelions]

Microseris and Silverpuffs in Mt. Adams Country

The Genus Microseris

Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans. Note the nodding flower head buds and the narrow basal leaves with narrow lateral lobes.

Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans. Note the nodding flower head buds and the narrow basal leaves with narrow lateral lobes.

Apargidium, Bog Microseris, Northern Microseris, Northern Silverpuffs: Microseris borealis (Synonyms: Apargia borealis, Apargidium boreale, Scorzonella borealis) -

Cutleaf Microseris, Cut-leaved Scorzonella: Microseris laciniata ssp. laciniata (Synonyms: Scorzonella laciniata var. laciniata, Scorzonella laciniata var. pratensis, Scorzonella procera) - Involucral bracts often purple spotted and ovate to ovate-lanceolate in shape.

Cutleaf Silverpuffs, Cut-leaved Microseris, Cut-leaved Silverpuffs: Microseris laciniata ssp. leptosepala (Synonym: Microseris leptosepala) - Involucral bracts rarely purple-spotted and lanceolate in shape.

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

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