About Microseris lanceolata (Walp.) Sch.Bip.
Microseris lanceolata (Walp.) Sch.Bip. is an Australian alpine herb with yellow flowers. It is one of three plants referred to as murnong or yam daisy, alongside Microseris scapigera and Microseris walteri. This species is found in southern parts of Australia, including Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory. In Victoria, it is restricted to alpine and subalpine herbfields of the eastern ranges, and is often locally abundant. Unlike Microseris lanceolata, Microseris walteri and Microseris scapigera grow in lower altitude areas. Because the binomial classification of these species was only clarified recently, commercial plant nurseries frequently mislabel Microseris scapigera specimens as Microseris lanceolata. Existing literature about murnong also often incorrectly states that Microseris lanceolata produces a sweet-tasting tuber; this characteristic actually applies to Microseris walteri. The edible tuberous roots of murnong plants were an important food source for some Aboriginal Australian peoples, but most murnong descriptions most closely match Microseris walteri, not Microseris lanceolata.
