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

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PLANTS Profile

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

Symbol:

MACAI2

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. incana (Lindl.) A. Gray

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

	ASAT5	Aster attenuatus (Howell) M. Peck, non Lindl. ex Hook.
	ASTE18	Aster tephrodes (A. Gray) S.F. Blake
	DIIN3	Dieteria incana (Lindl.) Torr. & A. Gray
	DIIN4	Diplopappus incanus Lindl.
	MAAT	Machaeranthera attenuata Howell
	MACAT	Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray var. tephrodes A. Gray
	MAIN9	Machaeranthera incana (Lindl.) Greene
	MATE	Machaeranthera tephrodes (A. Gray) Greene

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


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USA (CA, ID, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

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

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

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

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.

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 canescens (Pursh) A. Gray ssp. canescens var. incana (Lindl.) A. Gray

Machaeranthera tephrodes:

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

UPL*

UPL

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531700.

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

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 04:32 AM CDT