Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides
Synonyms: Aster canescens var. tephrodes Aster tephrodes (A. Gray) S. F. Blake Machaeranthera tephrodes (A. Gray) Greene
Stems hairy to canescent, sometimes sparsely glandular. Leaves: mid blades 6–20 mm wide, margins usually serrate or serrulate, faces puberulent or canescent, sometimes sparsely stipitate-glandular. Involucres hemispheric, 8–15 mm. Phyllary apices long-acuminate, 3–6 mm, faces puberulent or canescent, sparsely stipitate-glandular. 2n = 8.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Grasslands, creosote bush scrublands, pine/oak woodlands, often along streams
Elevation: 300–2400 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Nev., N.Mex., Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora).
Discussion
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