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===Seed===
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* Scientific Name: ''Microseris'' ''laciniata'' subsp. ''laciniata''
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'''Abbreviation:''' MILA
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* Family:  Asteraceae
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* Common Names: cut-leaved microseris,
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* Synonyms/misapplications: ''Microseris procera''
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* Codon: MICLAC
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[[File:MICLAC1.jpg |thumb|Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page]]
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===Taxonomy===
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{{Taxobox
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| image =
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| image_caption = Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page
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| name =
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| subregnum = Viridiplantae
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| phylum = Tracheophyta
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| subphylum= Spermatophytina
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| subclassis = Asteranae
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| ordo = Asterales
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| familia = Asteraceae
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| genus = ''Microseris'' D. Don
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| species = '''''Microseris laciniata''''' (Hook.) Sch. Bip.
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| subspecies = ''''' Microseris laciniata'' ssp. ''laciniata'''''  (Hook.) Sch. Bip.
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| synonyms = *''Scorzonella laciniata'' (Hook.) Sch. Bip.
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*''Scorzonella procera'' Greene
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*''Scorzonella laciniata'' var. ''pratensis'' (Greene) Jeps.
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}}
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<ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=38110</ref>
  
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===Description===
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Taprooted perennial, variable habit, 1.5-12 dm tall.
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Leaves mostly basal, from entire to deeply pinnatifid.
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Heads ligulate, solitary, long-pedunculate. Flowers yellow. Phyllaries unequal, 3-5 seriate. Pappus scales 5-10, white to yellowish.
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Achene 5-6 mm, beakless.<ref name=":0">Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler,
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B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual''.
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Seattle: University of Washington Press.</ref><ref>WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum,
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& University of Washington. Retrieved from <nowiki>https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Microseris%20laciniata</nowiki></ref>
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===Bloom Period===
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May-July<ref>Bowcutt, F., & Hamman, Sarah. (2016). ''Vascular plants''
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of the South Sound prairies'' (First ed.). Olympia, Washington: The Evergreen''
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State College Press.</ref>
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===Distribution===
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Southern Puget Trough southward, on both sides of Cascades to California.<ref name=":0" />
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===Habitat===
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Clay, loam, and rocky soils, grasslands, moist meadows, dried slopes, woodlands.<ref name=":0" />
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===Uses===
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Documentation of Pomo use of roots for food.<ref>Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from <nowiki>http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Microseris+laciniata</nowiki></ref>
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===Seed===
 
'''Seed sample from:''' 2011
 
'''Seed sample from:''' 2011
  
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'''Shape:''' Seed tubular with puckered hilum.
 
'''Shape:''' Seed tubular with puckered hilum.
  
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'''Additional Structures:''' Pappusattached at apex opposite hilum. Pappus fibers are attached in a circular pattern around end. Individual hairs are broad at point of attachment, narrowing to a point. Pappus fibers exceptionally broad, somewhat iridescent, and 1/10 – 1/3 as long as seed body.
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'''Additional Structures:''' Pappus attached at apex opposite hilum. Pappus fibers are attached in a circular pattern around end. Individual hairs are broad at point of attachment, narrowing to a point. Pappus fibers exceptionally broad, somewhat iridescent, and 1/10 – 1/3 as long as seed body.
  
 
'''Color:''' Hilum white, seed body tan or light brown.
 
'''Color:''' Hilum white, seed body tan or light brown.
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'''Longitudinal Cross Section:''' elliptical [[File:MILA long.png]]
 
'''Longitudinal Cross Section:''' elliptical [[File:MILA long.png]]
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===Photo Gallery===
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<gallery>
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File:MICLAC1.jpg|Photo by Rod Gilbert, 2006
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File:MICLAC2.jpg|Photo by Rod Gilbert, 2006
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File:MICLAC3.jpg|courtesy of CNLM, young growth
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</gallery>
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=== References ===
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<references />

Latest revision as of 22:05, 20 March 2021

  • Scientific Name: Microseris laciniata subsp. laciniata
  • Family:  Asteraceae
  • Common Names: cut-leaved microseris,
  • Synonyms/misapplications: Microseris procera
  • Codon: MICLAC
Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page

Taxonomy

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Spermatophytina
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteranae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Microseris D. Don
Species: Microseris laciniata (Hook.) Sch. Bip.
Subspecies: Microseris laciniata ssp. laciniata (Hook.) Sch. Bip.
Synonyms
  • Scorzonella laciniata (Hook.) Sch. Bip.
  • Scorzonella procera Greene
  • Scorzonella laciniata var. pratensis (Greene) Jeps.

[1]

Description

Taprooted perennial, variable habit, 1.5-12 dm tall.

Leaves mostly basal, from entire to deeply pinnatifid.

Heads ligulate, solitary, long-pedunculate. Flowers yellow. Phyllaries unequal, 3-5 seriate. Pappus scales 5-10, white to yellowish.

Achene 5-6 mm, beakless.[2][3]

Bloom Period

May-July[4]

Distribution

Southern Puget Trough southward, on both sides of Cascades to California.[2]

Habitat

Clay, loam, and rocky soils, grasslands, moist meadows, dried slopes, woodlands.[2]

Uses

Documentation of Pomo use of roots for food.[5]

Seed

Seed sample from: 2011

Average Measurement: 5.6 x 0.8 x 0.8

Measurement Range: L: 4.75 – 7, W: 0.5 – 0.9, D: 0.5 – 0.9

Features

Shape: Seed tubular with puckered hilum.

Additional Structures: Pappus attached at apex opposite hilum. Pappus fibers are attached in a circular pattern around end. Individual hairs are broad at point of attachment, narrowing to a point. Pappus fibers exceptionally broad, somewhat iridescent, and 1/10 – 1/3 as long as seed body.

Color: Hilum white, seed body tan or light brown.

Surface: Seed body has 10 – 15 grooves running longitudinally from hilum to pappus. Hilum is glossy but seed body is smooth and matte

Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical MILA lat.png

Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical MILA long.png

Photo Gallery

  • Photo by Rod Gilbert, 2006

  • Photo by Rod Gilbert, 2006

  • courtesy of CNLM, young growth

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=38110
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
  3. ↑ WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Microseris%20laciniata
  4. ↑ Bowcutt, F., & Hamman, Sarah. (2016). Vascular plants of the South Sound prairies (First ed.). Olympia, Washington: The Evergreen State College Press.
  5. ↑ Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Microseris+laciniata
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