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Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene var. asteroides
fall tansyaster
       
Symbol:   MAASA2  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



 
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Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene var. asteroides

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Synonyms:
Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene var. asteroides

  ASAM9 Aster amplifolius (Woot. & Standl.) Kittell
  ASCAL2 Aster canescens Pursh var. latifolius (A. Gray) A. Gray
  DIAS Dieteria asteroides Torr.
  MAAM4 Machaeranthera amplifolia Woot. & Standl.
  MACAL2 Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray var. latifolia A. Gray
  MAPR6 Machaeranthera pruinosa A. Gray
  MASI7 Machaeranthera simplex Woot. & Standl.
  MAVE3 Machaeranthera verna A. Nelson
 

Distribution:
Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene var. asteroides

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Related Taxa:
Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene var. asteroides

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 18 species in Machaeranthera, 3 varieties in Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene
 

Classification:
Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene var. asteroides

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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 asteroides (Torr.) Greene – fall tansyaster
Variety Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene var. asteroides – fall tansyaster
 

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Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene var. asteroides

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