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Microseris laciniata
Also called Cut Leaf Microseris, Cut Leaf Silverpuffs, Cutleaf Or Cut Leaved Silverpuffs
Microseris laciniata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name cutleaf silverpuffs. It is native to the western United States from Washington to northern California and Nevada, where it grows in forest and grassland habitat.
The root, though bitter, was used for food by Native Americans of Mendocino. The milky sap was left out in the sun and used as a gum.
Sierra foothill silverpuffs · Coastal silverpuffs · San Joaquin silverpuffs · Douglas' silverpuffs · Elegant silverpuffs · Microseris heterocarpa · Yam Daisy · Nodding microseris · Marsh silverpuffs · Yam Daisy · Sylvan scorzonella · Yam Daisy
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Microseris laciniata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
