Plant Name
Scientific Name: Microseris lindleyi
Synonyms: Microseris linearifolia, Uropappus lindleyi, U. linearifolius
Common Names: Lindley's Silverpuffs, Silver Puffs, Starpoint
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: To 1 foot (30 cm) tall
Description: The single flower heads are at the tip of long, slender, green stems. The individual flower heads have yellow, square-tipped, toothed rays and pointed, green bracts that extend beyond the rays to create radiating, star-like points. The flowers are followed by silvery white, spherical seed heads. The leaves are green, basal, and narrowly linear to slightly pinnately lobed.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus: Microseris D. Don – silverpuffs
Species: Microseris lindleyi (DC.) A. Gray – Lindley's silverpuffs
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