PLANTS Profile for Machaeranthera bigelovii var. bigelovii (Bigelow's tansyaster)

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Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene var. bigelovii
Bigelow's tansyaster

Symbol:

MABIB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Biennial
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene var. bigelovii

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Synonyms:
Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene var. bigelovii

	ASAQ3	Aster aquifolius (Greene ex Woot. & Standl.) S.F. Blake
	ASBI9	Aster bigelovii A. Gray
	ASPA26	Aster pattersonii A. Gray
	ASRU10	Aster rubrotinctus S.F. Blake
	MAAQ	Machaeranthera aquifolia Greene ex Woot. & Standl.
	MACE	Machaeranthera centaureoides Greene ex Woot. & Standl.
	MAPA10	Machaeranthera pattersonii (A. Gray) Greene
	MARU3	Machaeranthera rubricaulis Rydb.

Distribution:
Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene var. bigelovii


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USA (CO, NM, OK, WY)

Related Taxa:
Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene var. bigelovii

View 478 genera in Asteraceae, 18 species in Machaeranthera, 3 varieties in Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene

Classification:
Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene var. bigelovii

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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 bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene – Bigelow's tansyaster
Variety	Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene var. bigelovii – Bigelow's tansyaster

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene var. bigelovii

Machaeranthera aquifolia:

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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene var. bigelovii

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529066.

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

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 01:09 PM CST