Asteraceae
Sylvan scorzonella
Microseris sylvatica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Microseris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sylvan scorzonella
Synonyms
- Calais sylvatica A.Gray
- Microseris sylvatica var. sylvatica
- Scorzonella lepidota A.Heller
- Scorzonella montana Greene
- Scorzonella sylvatica Benth.
- Scorzonella sylvatica var. sylvatica
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.