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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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.
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The photo at left 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. The photo at right shows the nodding flower head buds and dissected leaves of nodding microseris as seen on the southeastern slopes of Grayback Mountain a dozen or so miles southeast of Mount Adams......May 14, 2023.
Nodding microseris in bloom in open pine woodlands along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.......May 15, 2020.
Paul Slichter