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Asteraceae  ¦  Machaeranthera  ¦  Machaeranthera canescens  ¦  01318

Label

Accession No. 01318 
Family Asteraceae 
Species Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray
Subspecies var. monticola Dorn
Common name "mountain gray tansy aster"
Collector Information K. Anderson  (158)  12 August 1991
Geography United States,  Utah, Garfield County
Lat./Long. 37°  53' 35" N, 111°  51 ' 24" W
Township/Range T33S, R1W, Sec. 36 
Locality North Creek trans. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.
Note Latitude and longitude were derived from township and range information and may be
inaccurate by as much as 0.7 miles (or 4.2 miles if the section is not given).

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens (Pursh) Gray
     Aster canescens Pursh
     Aster canescens var. viscosus (Nutt.) Gray
     Aster glossophyllus Piper
     Aster leiodes Blake
     Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus (Piper) Cronq.
     Aster shastensis var. latifolius Cronq.
     Dieteria canescens Nutt.
     Dieteria divaricata Nutt.
     Dieteria pulverulenta Nutt.
     Dieteria viscosa Nutt.
     Machaeranthera angustifolia Rydb., non Woot. & Standl.
     Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens (Pursh) Gray
     Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens (Pursh) Gray
     Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens (Pursh) Gray
     Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens (Pursh) Gray
     Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens (Pursh) Gray
     Machaeranthera canescens var. latifolia (A. Nels.) Welsh, non Gray
     Machaeranthera canescens var. monticola Dorn
     Machaeranthera canescens var. viscosa (Nutt.) Piper
     Machaeranthera divaricata (Nutt.) Greene
     Machaeranthera glabella Greene ex Rydb.
     Machaeranthera laetevirens Greene, non Aster laetevirens (Greene) Greene
     Machaeranthera latifolia A. Nels.
     Machaeranthera leptophylla Rydb.
     Machaeranthera linearis Rydb., non Greene
     Machaeranthera montana Greene
     Machaeranthera paniculata A. Nels.
     Machaeranthera pinosa Elmer
     Machaeranthera pulverulenta (Nutt.) Greene
     Machaeranthera ramosa A. Nels.
     Machaeranthera selbyi Rydb.
     Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla (Piper) Cronq. & Keck
     Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia (Cronq.) Cronq. & Keck
     Machaeranthera shastensis var. montana (Greene) Cronq. & Keck
     Machaeranthera spinulosa (Greene) Cory, non Amellus spinulosa Pursh
     Machaeranthera subalpina Greene
     Machaeranthera superba A. Nels.
     Machaeranthera viscosa (Nutt.) Greene

Common Name(s): hoary tansyaster.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=566721, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Asterales
                                Family: Asteraceae
                                    Genus: Machaeranthera
                                        Species: Machaeranthera canescens
                                            Variety: Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 01318s2.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
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03266
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03267
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03268
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03829
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04782
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04810
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05503
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05504
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05580
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05731
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06357
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06734
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06910
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07277
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07783
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08500
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08995
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09065
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09336
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09596
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11883
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11883
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11998
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11998
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11998
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12019

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
01317 Hymenoxys cooperi      "Cooper's rubberweed" same section
01316 Penstemon strictus      "Rocky Mountain penstemon" same section

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Three Springs (Spring) Garfield County, UT 0.8 mi. N 10079  Barker Reservoir 
Mud Lake (Lake) Garfield County, UT 0.9 mi. SW 10437  Barker Reservoir 
Long Willow Bottom Reservoir (Reservoir) Garfield County, UT 1.2 mi. NE 9889  Barker Reservoir 
Long Willow Bottom Dam (Dam) Garfield County, UT 1.2 mi. NE 9932  Barker Reservoir 
Griffin Spring (Spring) Garfield County, UT 1.2 mi. NW 10483  Barker Reservoir 
Round Willow Bottom Reservoir (Reservoir) Garfield County, UT 1.2 mi. NE 9843  Barker Reservoir 
Boiling Spring (Spring) Garfield County, UT 2.3 mi. S 9935  Griffin Point 
Griffin Top (Summit) Garfield County, UT 1.9 mi. NW 10745  Grass Lakes 
Dougherty Basin (Basin) Garfield County, UT 2.3 mi. NE 9738  Barker Reservoir 
Mud Spring (Spring) Garfield County, UT 2.1 mi. NW 10732  Grass Lakes 
Tall Four Reservoir (Reservoir) Garfield County, UT 2.2 mi. NE 9669  Barker Reservoir 
Griffin Point (Summit) Garfield County, UT 2.3 mi. SE 10322  Griffin Point 
Barker Reservoir Campground (Locale) Garfield County, UT 2.3 mi. NE 9535  Barker Reservoir 
Gates Spring (Spring) Garfield County, UT 2.3 mi. NE 9518  Barker Reservoir 
Round Willow Bottom Reservoir (Reservoir) Garfield County, UT 2.2 mi. NW 10722  Grass Lakes 
Round Willow Bottom Dam (Dam) Garfield County, UT 2.2 mi. NW 10722  Grass Lakes 
Escalante Mountains (Range) Garfield County, UT 2.7 mi. N 10588  Barker Reservoir 
Mud Springs Point (Cliff) Garfield County, UT 2.2 mi. W 10772  Grass Lakes 
Barker Dam (Dam) Garfield County, UT 2.5 mi. NE 9571  Barker Reservoir 
Barker Reservoir (Reservoir) Garfield County, UT 2.6 mi. NE 9531  Barker Reservoir 

Links

Taxon Links for species Machaeranthera canescens  (Pursh) A. Gray

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Machaeranthera+canescens

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