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Microseris borealis

(Bong.) Schultz-Bip.

Northern Microseris

G5Secure Found in 18 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130180
Element CodePDAST6E030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusMicroseris
Other Common Names
Microséris boréal (FR) northern microseris (EN) Northern Silverpuffs (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date2010-06-07
Edition Date2000-12-21
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Microseris borealis ranges in the Pacific Coast region from southern Alaska and western Washington and Oregon to northwestern California (at 1000-2000 meters), generally occurring in wet meadows and sphagnum bogs; it can be common locally.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in mostly coastal and montane sphagnum bogs, as well as some wet sites from lowlands to alpine areas at elevations ranging from 0 to 1,800 meters (Chambers, 2020).
Terrestrial Habitats
Alpine
Palustrine Habitats
Bog/fen
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaS1Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
WashingtonS2Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (18)
Alaska (15)
AreaForestAcres
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Chugach-8Chugach National Forest21,559
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
References (9)
  1. Biek, D. 1999. Flora of Mount Ranier National Park. Oregon State Univ. Press, Corvallis. 506 pp.
  2. Chambers, K.L. 2020. Flora of North America. <i>Microseris borealis</i>. Accessed: September 21, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Microseris_borealis
  3. Cronquist, A. 1955. Compositae. In C.L. Hitchcock, A. Cronquist, M. Ownbey, and J.W. Thompson (eds.). Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Part 5. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. 343 pp.
  4. Douglas, G.W., G.B. Straley, and D. Meidinger. 1989. The vascular plants of British Columbia. Part 1. Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons (Asteraceae through Cucurbitaceae). Crown Publications Incorporated. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 208 pp.
  5. Ferris, R.S. 1960. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states: Washington, Oregon, and California. Vol. IV. Bignoniaceae to Compositae. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, CA. 732 pp.
  6. Hulten, E. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories. Stanford Univ. Press, Palo Alto, CA. 1008 pp.
  7. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  8. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  9. Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford &amp; Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.