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Microseris walteri

Yam Daisy, Murnong at Tinderry, NSW

Microseris walteri at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023
Microseris walteri at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023
Microseris walteri at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Microseris walteri 28 Jan 2023 Tapirlord
Microseris lanceolata 28 Jan 2023 Tapirlord
Unidentified 28 Jan 2023 danswell

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Yam daisy?

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Tapirlord wrote:
   28 Jan 2023
That's a bit tentative based on altitude & flowering time, I you want to know for sure (assuming you are permitted to do so) then pulling one up to see if it has a tuber or not will tell us. The alpine form doesn't produce the tuber.
Tapirlord wrote:
   28 Jan 2023
On second thoughts.

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Acaena novae-zelandiae (Bidgee Widgee) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Hypoxis hygrometrica (Golden Weather-grass) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Brachyscome spathulata (Coarse Daisy, Spoon-leaved Daisy) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Brachyscome decipiens (Field Daisy) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Wahlenbergia capillaris (Tufted Bluebell) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Hypericum japonicum (Creeping St John's Wort) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell
Gratiola peruviana (Australian Brooklime) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Jan 2023 by danswell

Location information

Species information

  • Microseris walteri Scientific name
  • Yam Daisy, Murnong Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 27 Jan 2023 11:44 AM Recorded on
  • danswell Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

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