Microseris elegans Calflora

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Taxon Report

Microseris elegans Greene ex A. Gray

Elegant silverpuffs

2011 Zoya Akulova

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2024 Dianne Lake

2004 Laura Ann Eliassen

2011 Zoya Akulova

Microseris elegans is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~218 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Microseris
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Microseris aphantocarpha var. mariposana

Information about Microseris elegans from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MIEL) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/21/2025).