Microseris scapigera

Microseris scapigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Microseris
Species:
M. scapigera
Binomial name
Microseris scapigera
Synonyms[1]
  • Leontodon lactucoides Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. nom. inval.
  • Microseris forsteri Hook.f. nom. illeg.
  • Microseris latifolia Gand.
  • Microseris obtusifolia Gand.
  • Microseris tenuicula Gand.
  • Scorzonella scapigera (A.Cunn.) Greene
  • Scorzonera lawrencii Hook.f.
  • Scorzonera scapigera G.Forst. nom. inval., nom.nud.
  • Scorzonera scapigera Sol. ex A.Cunn.

Microseris scapigera is a yellow-flowered daisy, a perennial herb, found in New Zealand and Australia.[2][3] It is the only New Zealand species of Microseris, and one of three Australian species along with Microseris lanceolata and Microseris walteri. It is classified in a group of plants, the tribe Cichorieae, that includes chicory and dandelion.

The murnong or "yam daisy" has been referred to M. scapigera, M. lanceolata, or M. forsteri, but is now classified as M. walteri.

Now rare and vulnerable due to loss of habitat.[4]

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 July 2016
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NZFlora was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lunt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Flora of Victoria". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 26 June 2020.