Microseris nutans (Hook.) Sch.Bip.

Nodding microseris (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Microseris

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.55
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open, rather moist places, from lowland to higher elevations. Various soils, grasslands, brushlands, woodlands and coniferous forests at elevations of 100-3000 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 3-5
Soil humidity 5-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The bitter, milky root juice is eaten.
Uses -
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Microseris nutans flower picture by Kyler Bowers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:232648-1
WFO ID wfo-0000063467
COL ID 436CJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Stephanomeria intermedia Calais nutans Microseris nutans Ptilocalais nutans Microseris major Scorzonella nutans Ptilocalais major Ptilocalais gracililoba Microseris intermedia Calais gracililoba Ptilophora major Crepis nutans Ptilophora nutans Calais nutans Scorzonella gracililoba Microseris nutans subsp. nutans Ptilophora major var. major Microseris major var. major Microseris nutans var. nutans Scorzonella nutans var. major Scorzonella nutans var. nutans Calais major