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Name

Identification
Aster canescens Pursh [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Eastwood, A.,
Related name
  • Machaeranthera asteroides
  • Dieteria canescens
  • Machaeranthera spinulosa
  • Aster biennis
  • Oliganthes discolor
  • Machaeranthera subalpina
  • Machaeranthera canescens
  • Aster canescens
Common name
  • Hoary-aster, Flora of North America Vol. 20

Flora

Entry for Dieteria asteroides Torrey var. asteroides [family ]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 20,
Names
Dieteria asteroides Torrey var. asteroides [family ]
Aster canescens Pursh var. tephrodes A. Gray [family COMPOSITAE]
Aster tephrodes (A. Gray) S. F. Blake [family COMPOSITAE]
Machaeranthera tephrodes (A. Gray) Greene [family COMPOSITAE]
Treatment Author(s)
David R. Morgan
Information
Stems hairy to canescent, sometimes sparsely glandular. Leaves: mid blades 6–20 mm wide, margins usually serrate or serrulate, faces puberulent or canescent, sometimes sparsely stipitate-glandular. Involucres hemispheric, 8–15 mm. Phyllary apices long-acuminate, 3–6 mm, faces puberulent or canescent, sparsely stipitate-glandular. 2n = 8.
Phenology
jul-aug (summer), sep-oct (fall)
Altitude range
300–2400 m;
Distribution
Mexico (Chihuahua).Mexico (Sonora).USA Ariz.USA Calif.USA Nev.USA N.Mex.

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