Dieteria asteroides

Dieteria asteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Dieteria
Species:
D. asteroides
Binomial name
Dieteria asteroides
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Aster amplifolius (Wooton & Standl.) Kittell
  • Dieteria asteroides Torr.
  • Machaeranthera amplifolia Wooton & Standl.
  • Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene
  • Machaeranthera pruinosa A.Gray
  • Machaeranthera simplex Wooton & Standl.
  • Machaeranthera verna A.Nelson
  • Machaeranthera lagunensis D.D.Keck, syn of var. lagunensis

Dieteria asteroides, the fall tansyaster, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States (California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California).

Dieteria asteroides is a biennial or perennial herb with a woody taproot. It often grows in a clump of several stems. Ray florets in the flower heads are white or purple, and female. Disc florets are yellow and bisexual.

Varieties


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