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Xylorhiza cognata (Mecca woodyaster)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Xylorhiza cognata

Xylorhiza cognata (H.M. Hall) T.J. Watson

Mecca Woodyaster

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Aster cognatus, Aster standleyi, Machaeranthera cognata, Xylorhiza standleyi

USDA Symbol: XYCO2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Blue , Violet
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: CA

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Xylorhiza cognata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Xylorhiza cognata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Xylorhiza cognata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-30
Research By: TWC Staff

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