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Aster shastensis

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Name

Identification
Aster shastensis (A. Gray) A. Gray [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by A. Gray, 1884
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  • Aster shastensis

Flora

Entry for Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nuttall var. shastensis (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman [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 canescens (Pursh) Nuttall var. shastensis (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman [family ], Sida, 20: 1396. 2003
Machaeranthera shastensis A. Gray [family COMPOSITAE], Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, 6: 539. 1866
Aster shastensis (A. Gray) A. Gray [family COMPOSITAE]
M. canescens (Pursh) A. Gray var. shastensis (A. Gray) B. L. Turner [family ]
Treatment Author(s)
David R. Morgan
Information
Annuals, biennials, or short-lived perennials. Stems 1+, ascending to erect, canescent, sometimes sparsely stipitate-glandular; branches ascending (curved, flexible). Mid leaf blades lanceolate to oblanceolate. Peduncles equaling or longer than involucres. Involucres narrowly to broadly turbinate, 6–10 mm. Phyllaries in 3–5(–7) series, appressed, spreading, or reflexed, apices often canescent, stipitate-glandular. Ray florets sterile or 0. Cypselae sparsely appressed-hairy. 2n = 8.
Phenology
aug (summer), sep-oct (fall)
Altitude range
1200–3400 m;
Distribution
USA Calif.USA Nev.USA Oreg.
Discussion
Variety shastensis is found in the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, and adjacent intermountain regions

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