Microseris walteri
Yam Daisy, Murrnong
Perennial herb with a solitary turnip-like tuber, regenerating annually.
Additional information
- SynonymMicroseris aff. lanceolata (Foothills), Microseris sp.3
- FamilyAsteraceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size15-50 cm x 15-25 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesDandelion-like tuft of thin, narrow, entire or lobed leaves 5-30 cm x 2-15 mm, lobes pointed and curved downwards.
- Flower colourBright yellow
- Flowering timepeaking September to March
- FlowersSingle daisy flowerheads to 5.5 cm wide on stalks to 50 cm long. Bud is nodding (cf dandelions - bud is erect). Straw-coloured to blackish seeds with about 10 barbed white hairs.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNectar for butterflies
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsWell drained soil in heathy forest. Frost tolerant. Semi-shade to dappled shade.
- Garden useGrow under established trees in open forest or plant in containers.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known currently from very few local sites although probably more common many years ago. Widespread in Victoria.
- Aboriginal Use Food - yams were farmed and were a staple part of the diet
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Photographer/s: 1, 2 Colleen Miller ©; 3,4 Neil Blair, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 5 A.J Brown, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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