Microseris

Microseris nutans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Microseridinae
Genus: Microseris
Species: M. acuminata – M. alpestris – M. bigelovii – M. borealis – M. campestris – M. cuspidata – M. decipiens – M. douglasii – M. elegans – M. heterocarpa – M. howellii – M. laciniata – M. lanceolata – M. lindleyi – M. nigrescens – M. nutans – M. paludosa – M. pygmaea – M. scapigera – M. sylvatica – M. troximoides

Name

Microseris D.Don, Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 11: 388. (1832)

• Type species: Microseris pygmaea D.Don, Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 11: 388. (1832)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Bellardia Colla, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 38: 40 (1835), nom. illeg.
  • Lepidonema Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1: 31 (1835)
  • Fichtea Sch.Bip., Linnaea 10: 255 (1836)
  • Calais DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(1): 85. (1838)
  • Phyllopappus Walp., Linnaea 14: 507 (1841)
  • Scorzonella Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 426. (1841)
  • Uropappus Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 424. (1841)
  • Ptilophora A.Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 4(1): 112 (1849)
  • Galasia Sch.Bip., Jahresber. Pollichia 22-24: 310 (1866)
  • Nothocalais (A.Gray) Greene, Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2(5): 54. (1886)
  • Ptilocalais Greene, Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 54 (1886)
  • Apargidium Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 2: 474. (1943)
    • Type species: A. boreale (Bong.) Torr. & A.Gray (1943)
  • Stebbinsoseris K.L.Chambers, Amer. J. Bot. 78(8): 1024. (1991)
    • Type species: S. heterocarpa (Nutt.) K.L.Chambers (1991)
      

Note: This is a view of Microseris s.l. including; Nothocalais, Stebbinsoseris and Uropappus, which are often found segregated in local flora (Chambers, 2018).

References

• Don, D. 1832. Philosophical Magazine, or Annals of Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy, Natural History and General Science 11: 388.
• Nuttall, T. 1840. Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural order of the Compositae, collected in a tour across the continent to the Pacific, a residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and upper California, during the years 1834 and 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, n.s.[new series][ser. 2], 7: 283–453. BHL Reference page. 
• Chambers, K.L. 2018. Microseris in Flora of North America [1]
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Microseris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb. 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Microseris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 July 9. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Microseris. Published online. Accessed: July 9 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Microseris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 July 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Silverpuffs
русский: Микросерис

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