Plants of
South Australia
Microseris walteri
Asteraceae
Native Yam,
Yam Daisy,
Murnong
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 10

Prior names

Microseris lanceolata

Microseris scapigera

Common names

Native Yam

Yam Daisy

Murnong

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Northern and Yorke, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)
Number
of plants
Date
collected
Collection number
Collection location
Date
stored
% ViabilityStorage
temperature
 
MSB

3,800 (9.28 g)
50+20-Nov-2007DJD956
South Eastern
90%
BGA4,600 (8.01 g)100+31-Oct-2018TST1404
Southern Lofty
24-Apr-201995%-18°C
BGA760 (1.62 g)30+14-Nov-2018DJD3818
Southern Lofty
24-Apr-2019100%-18°C
BGA3,400 (6.44 g)100+14-Nov-2018JRG702
Southern Lofty
24-Apr-201990%-18°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.