Microseris lanceolata

Microseris lanceolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Microseris
Species:
M. lanceolata
Binomial name
Microseris lanceolata
Synonyms[1]
  • Galasia lanoeolata Sch.Bip.
  • Galasia scapigera Sch.Bip.
  • Krigia chilensis Nees
  • Krigia pinnatifida Bertero ex DC.
  • Krigia pusilla DC.
  • Microseris pygmaea Raoul nom. illeg.
  • Phyllopappus lanceolatus Walp.

Microseris lanceolata is an Australian alpine herb with yellow flowers and one of three plants known as murnong or yam daisy along with Microseris scapigera and Microseris walteri.[2]

The plant is found in southern parts of Australia, including Victoria, NSW and ACT.[3] In Victoria, the plant is confined to alpine and subalpine herbfields of the eastern ranges, and often locally plentiful. Microseris walteri and Microseris scapigera are found in lower altitude areas. [4]

Commercial plant nurseries will often mislabel a Microseris scapigera plant with the name of Microseris lanceolata, because the binomial name was only clarified in recent years. Literature about Murnong often misidentifies Microseris lanceolata as having a sweet-tasting tuber, but this refers to the Microseris walteri plant.

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 July 2016
  2. ^ Gott, Beth (1993). "Use of Victorian plants by Koories". In Foreman, Don B.; Walsh, Neville G. (eds.). Flora of Victoria. Vol. 1. Melbourne: Inkata Press. pp. 195–211. ISBN 978-0-909605-76-6.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference APNI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Walsh, Neville (2016). "A name for Murnong (Microseris: Asteraceae: Cichorioideae)" (PDF). Muelleria. 34.