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Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray
hoary tansyaster

       
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Photo of Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray
©Gary A. Monroe. United States, OR, Harney Co. July 29, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray

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Distribution:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 18 species in Machaeranthera or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens. .
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens
hoary tansyaster
Distribution of Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. glabra (A. Gray) B.L. Turner. .
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. glabra
hoary tansyaster
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Machaeranthera Nees – tansyaster
Species Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray – hoary tansyaster
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray

hoary tansyaster
purple aster

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray

Machaeranthera tephrodes [=MACAI2]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO UPL* UPL NO FAC NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37984.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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