Microseris cuspidata (Pursh) Sch.Bip.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Microseris

Characteristics

Scapose perennial 5–35 cm; lvs crowded, narrow, 7–30 cm × 3–20 mm, long-acuminate, entire, the margins villous-ciliolate and often crisped; invol 17–25 mm, its bracts subequal or slightly imbricate; achenes 8 mm, strongly striate throughout, tapering slightly to the truncate beakless apex; pappus of numerous mixed capillary bristles and very slender, gradually attenuate scales; 2n=18. Prairies and other dry open places, often in gravelly soil; Ill. and Wis. to Mont., Colo., and Okla. Apr.–June. (Agoseris c.; Nothocalais c.)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 84
Germination temperacture (C°) -5 - 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Microseris cuspidata world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:232621-1
WFO ID wfo-0000003043
COL ID 436BY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Troximon cuspidatum Tragopogon cuspidatus Agoseris cuspidata Nothocalais cuspidata Agoseris cuspidata Troximon marginatum Microseris cuspidata