Dieteria canescens - Wikipedia
Dieteria canescens is native to western and central North America, from the Pacific Coast to the Western part of the Great Plains, from British Columbia south to California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, east to Saskatchewan, the Dakotas, and Oklahoma, with a few isolated populations in Iowa and Minnesota.
Dieteria canescens, Hoary Tansyaster - Southwest Desert Flora
Dieteria (=Machaeranthera) canescens was used for many medicinal purposes by United States indigenous peoples. Navajo Drug, Nose Medicine, Throat Aid; Dried and pulverized plant used as a snuff for nose troubles and Dried and pulverized plant used as a snuff for throat troubles.
Dieteria Canescens, Hoary Tansy Aster - American Southwest
Flowers of dieteria canescens, or machaeranthera canescens, are lavender pink to purple in color, growing profusely on tall, branched stems bearing narrow, well-separated leaves. Stems and leaves have a sparse covering of short hairs.
Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nutt. until recently (2010) was known as Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray (ITIS 2017; USDA NRCS 2017). This species belongs to the Astereae tribe of the Asteraceae family (Morgan 2006) and will hereafter be referred to by its common name, hoary tansyaster. NRCS Plant Code. MACA2 (USDA NRCS 2017). Subtaxa.
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There are 3 species in what is currently being called Dieteria: D. asteroides, D. canescens, and D. bigelovii. They are morphologically variable, challenging to distinguish from each other, and often intergrade so that differences described in the keys are not always helpful.
The Flora of North America (Morgan 2006) recognizes ten varieties of hoary tansyaster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens , ambigua , artistata , glabra , incana , leucanthemifolia, nebraskana , sessiliflora , shastensis , and ziegleri .
Hoary Aster - Calscape
Machaeranthera canescens (syn. Dieteria canescens) is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names hoary tansyaster and hoary-aster. It is native to western and central North America, where it is a common plant in many regions and habitat types.
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray Plant Symbol = MACA2 . Hoary tansyaster flowers. Photo by Derek Tilley . Alternate Names Common Names: Purple aster Scientific Names: Dieteria canescens Ethnobotanical. Plants were used by Navajo Indians to treat nose and . Description. General: Sunflower family (Asteraceae). Hoary
Dieteria canescens - Burke Herbarium Image Collection
Habitat: Dry, open places in the plains and foothills, occasionally extending into the mountains. Flowers: July-October. Origin: Native. Growth Duration: Perennial. Conservation Status: Not of concern. Pollination: Bees, flies, beetles, wasps.
Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. canescens - Calflora
Dieteria canescens var. canescens is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.