Asteraceae FAMILY
Microseris nutans
Microseris nutans
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Microseris nutans is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia to California, east to South Dakota and Colorado.
HabitatOpen, rather moist places, from lowland to higher elevations[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Various soils, grasslands, brushlands, woodlands and coniferous forests at elevations of 100 - 3000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].