PLANTS Profile for Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens (hoary tansyaster)

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PLANTS Profile

Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens var. canescens
hoary tansyaster

Symbol:

MACAC3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens var. canescens

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Synonyms:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens var. canescens

	ASCA25	Aster canescens Pursh
	ASCAV3	Aster canescens Pursh var. viscosus (Nutt.) A. Gray
	ASGL8	Aster glossophyllus Piper
	ASLE21	Aster leiodes S.F. Blake
	ASSHG	Aster shastensis (A. Gray) A. Gray var. glossophyllus (Piper) Cronquist
	ASSHL	Aster shastensis (A. Gray) A. Gray var. latifolius Cronquist
	DICA18	Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
	DIDI11	Dieteria divaricata Nutt.
	DIPU5	Dieteria pulverulenta Nutt.
	DIVI10	Dieteria viscosa Nutt.
	MAAN11	Machaeranthera angustifolia Rydb., non Woot. & Standl.
	MACAL3	Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray var. latifolia (A. Nelson) S.L. Welsh, non A. Gray
	MACAM	Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray var. monticola Dorn
	MACAV	Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray var. viscosa (Nutt.) Piper
	MADI7	Machaeranthera divaricata (Nutt.) Greene
	MAGL10	Machaeranthera glabella Greene ex Rydb.
	MALA3	Machaeranthera laetevirens Greene, non Aster laetevirens (Greene) Greene
	MALA11	Machaeranthera latifolia A. Nelson
	MALE6	Machaeranthera leptophylla Rydb.
	MALI	Machaeranthera linearis Rydb., nom. illeg., non Machaeranthera linearis Greene
	MAMO5	Machaeranthera montana Greene
	MAPA19	Machaeranthera paniculata A. Nelson
	MAPI4	Machaeranthera pinosa Elmer
	MAPU8	Machaeranthera pulverulenta (Nutt.) Greene
	MARA8	Machaeranthera ramosa A. Nelson
	MASE4	Machaeranthera selbyi Rydb.
	MASHG	Machaeranthera shastensis A. Gray var. glossophylla (Piper) Cronquist & D.D. Keck
	MASHL	Machaeranthera shastensis A. Gray var. latifolia (Cronquist) Cronquist & D.D. Keck
	MASHM	Machaeranthera shastensis A. Gray var. montana (Greene) Cronquist & D.D. Keck
	MASP4	Machaeranthera spinulosa (Greene) Cory, non Amellus spinulosa Pursh
	MASU3	Machaeranthera subalpina Greene
	MASU6	Machaeranthera superba A. Nelson
	MAVI7	Machaeranthera viscosa (Nutt.) Greene

Distribution:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens var. canescens


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

Related Taxa:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens var. canescens

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 18 species in Machaeranthera, 2 subspecies in Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray

Classification:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens var. canescens

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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
Subspecies	Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens – hoary tansyaster
Variety	Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens var. canescens – hoary tansyaster

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

Machaeranthera canescens
hoary tansyaster
purple aster

The related entities italicized and indented above 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.

More Accounts and Images:
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens var. canescens

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531699.

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

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 09:26 PM CDT