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Microseris nutans is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name nodding microseris. It is native to western North America, including southwestern Canada and much of the western United States, where it grows in many types of habitat. The plant is variable in appearance. In general, it is a perennial herb growing up to 70 centimeters tall with a branching stem. The plentiful leaves are up to 30 centimeters in length and generally toothed or lobed along the edges. The somewhat hairy flower cluster is borne on an erect or upright peduncle. The often nodding flower head contains up to 50 yellow ray florets. The fruit is an achene with a brownish or reddish body a few millimeters long. At the tip of the body is a large pappus made up of 15 to 30 silvery, hairy scales.
Perennial herb
1 - 2 ft Tall
Upright
Fast
Yellow
Spring
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Prefers loamy soils.
Moist, rocky meadows
Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
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