[The Genus Microseris in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

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

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

Nodding microseris observed atop Grizzly Peak, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument......May 27, 2021.

Nodding buds of Nodding Microseris, Nodding Scorzonella, Nodding Silverpuffs: Microseris nutans (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