Microseris walteri

Yam Daisy, Murnong at Bruce, ACT

Microseris walteri at Bruce, ACT - 13 Oct 2018
Microseris walteri at Bruce, ACT - 13 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Microseris walteri 14 Oct 2018 BettyDonWood
Microseris lanceolata 13 Oct 2018 ClubFED

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Spotted during the 47th Black Mountain spring wildflower ramble walk

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   14 Oct 2018
Microseris walteri and Microseris lanceolata can only be told apart by the roots and by details of the seeds. The rule of thumb for CNM is that lanceolata is at higher altitudes over about 1000 m, and walteri at lower altitudes, under about 1000 m.

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Additional information

  • True In flower
  • Less than 10cm Plant height

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
  • 448 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Ngunnawal language

    Dharaban

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