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Machaeranthera canescens var. shastensis

Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray var. shastensis (A. Gray) B.L. Turner

Shasta Tansyaster

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Aster inornatus, Aster shastensis, Aster shastensis var. eradiatus, Machaeranthera eradiata, Machaeranthera inops, Machaeranthera inops var. atrata, Machaeranthera inornata, Machaeranthera shastensis, Machaeranthera shastensis var. eradiata

USDA Symbol: MACAS3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

This taxon appears as Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. shastensis on the USDA PLANTS Database website.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 2 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: Yellow
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Usually no ray florets present, only disc florets.

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , NV , OR

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Machaeranthera canescens var. shastensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Machaeranthera canescens var. shastensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Machaeranthera canescens var. shastensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-07-24
Research By: CBR

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