Asteraceae FAMILY
Microseris procera
Microseris procera
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Microseris procera is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Washington to California.
HabitatFairly moist meadows, occasionally on drier slopes[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Clay, loam, or gravelly soils; open sites, in marshes, meadows, pastures, hillsides, shrublands, and open woods at elevations of 10 - 1900m[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]