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Machaeranthera pinnatifida var. paradoxa

Machaeranthera pinnatifida (Hook.) Shinners var. paradoxa B.L. Turner & R.L. Hartm.

Goodding's Tansyaster

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Haplopappus spinulosus var. paradoxa

USDA Symbol: MAPIP3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

This taxon appears as Machaeranthera pinnatifida ssp. gooddingii var. paradoxa on the USDA PLANTS Database website.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
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: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , KS , UT

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

Metadata

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

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