Microseris walteri
Yam Daisy, Murnong at Fadden, ACT
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| Microseris walteri | BettyDonWood | 19 Sep 2017 | |
| Unverified | BettyDonWood | 18 Sep 2017 | |
| Microseris lanceolata | MichaelBedingfield | 4 Apr 2017 | |
| Unverified | ArcherCallaway | 4 Apr 2017 |
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10 comments
5 Apr 2017
Yellow dandelion type daisies are pigs to ID. A pity you did not take a photo of the flower side on to show the bracts at the base of the flower head. It might be a good idea to move photo 1 to photo 3. I thought initially it was of stinkwort and did not realise it was of the basal leaves of the daisy.
5 Apr 2017
The drooping attitude of the flower bud and the long narrow lanceolate leaves are typical of Microseris lanceolata.
5 Apr 2017
Thanks Michael!
I've just noticed the thing Michael M has put up on the homepage too
I've just noticed the thing Michael M has put up on the homepage too
19 Sep 2017
With Microseris walteri now on the ACT plant list, and impossible to tell from Microseris lanceolata from a photo of a flower, Michael M has made the rule of thumb - walteri under about 700 m, sp. about 700-1000 m, and lanceolata over about 1000 m altitude.
19 Sep 2017
Julie in case you didn't see the comments Betty reverted the identification to genus level for a reason - do you have any countering basis for the confirmation?
19 Sep 2017
Microseris lanceolata, according to Vicflora, occurs only in subalpine to alpine areas. Microseris walteri is the common lowland species. Unfortunately, the only way to tell them apart is to count the number of bristles on the seeds or to dig them up in autumn to see whether they have roots or tubers. Much of the ACT is neither lowland nor subalpine, hence Michael Mulvaney's rule of thumb.
19 Sep 2017
After the problems I was having yesterday with sightings, some of which were Microseris walteri and some Microseris sp. on the same mountain, Michael M has decided it is more sensible to change the rule of thumb to walteri under about 1000 m altitude, and lanceolata over about 1000 m.
19 Sep 2017
This is news to me I have always considered Microseris lanceolata to be the lowland form and Microseris scapigera (without tubers) the alpine form. I haven't heard of M.Walteri.
19 Sep 2017
More information concerning the three species of Microseris can be found here: https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/documents/MuelleriaVol_34_-_p63_Walsh.pdf . The determination of the distribution of the ACT species and factors influencing that distribution could make for a good mid-year honors student project. Given the recognition of M. walteri it may be that the removal of M. lanceolata from the ACT rare plant list might have been a little premature.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.123592-35.395755
- Altitude 760.6m
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
- Places Fadden, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2016 10:45 AM Recorded on
- ArcherCallaway Recorded by
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Microseris walteri Scientific name
- Yam Daisy, Murnong Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1290.22m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Dharaban Microseris lanceolata
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In flower
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