Participant Info

Species

Microseris nutans [Scorzonella nutans]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

nodding microseris, silverpuffs

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1998

LatestDate

1998

Ecosystem

foothill

Geobotanical

NCristos

Counties

Alamosa

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. In the Watershed Microseris nutans is represented by one record, 1998, Alamosa Co, “by radio tower on road to Zapata Falls, N of Blanca.” Has it persisted? The location and one in Huerfano Co are isolated at the southeastern corner of the USA distribution, which is roughly the northern two-thirds of the West. In Colorado, the range is the northwest third of the stte. Superficially the flower could be mistaken for a "false dandelion", such as Scorzonseris, Northocalais, Hypochaeris, etc.

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