Dieteria

Dieteria
Dieteria canescens var. canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Machaerantherinae
Genus: Dieteria
Nutt.
Synonyms
  • Machaeranthera series Variabiles Cronquist & D.D.Keck
  • Machaeranthera subg. Dieteria (Nutt.) Greene
  • Aster subg. Hesperastrum (A.Gray) A.Gray

Dieteria is a North American genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

The genus Dieteria is closely related to Machaeranthera but distinguished by having entire to toothed leaves, whereas Machaeranthera has once or twice pinnate leaves.

Species