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Label

Accession No. 06734 
Family Asteraceae 
Species Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray
Subspecies var. aristata (Eastw.) B.L. Turner
Common name "San Juan tansyaster"
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (338)  15 July 1993 , with K.T. Harper, L. Armstrong
Voucher Voucher of taxa associated with Erigeron maguirei 
Geography United States,  Utah, Emery County
Lat./Long. 38°  52' 26" N, 110°  51 ' 40" W
Township/Range T22S, R9E, Sec. 25 
Locality Secret Mesa, N of I-70. 
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. aristata (Eastw.) B.L. Turner
     Aster canescens var. aristatus Eastw.
     Aster cichoriaceus (Greene) Blake
     Machaeranthera canescens ssp. glabra var. aristata (Eastw.) B.L. Turner
     Machaeranthera canescens var. vacans (A. Nels.) Welsh
     Machaeranthera cichoriacea Greene
     Machaeranthera pulverulenta var. vacans A. Nels.
     Machaeranthera rigida Greene

Common Name(s): hoary tansyaster.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=566727, 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. aristata
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
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Images of other samples of the same species:
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
05987 Astragalus ceramicus      "painted milkvetch" 1706 ft. S
05986 Astragalus lonchocarpus      "greater rushy milkvetch" 1706 ft. S
05990 Calylophus lavendulifolius      "Lavandula evening-primrose" 1706 ft. S
05989 Ipomopsis pumila      "dwarf gilia" 1706 ft. S
05991 Lygodesmia grandiflora  var. grandiflora   "Showy rushpink" 1706 ft. S
05994 Lygodesmia grandiflora  var. grandiflora   "Showy rushpink" 1706 ft. S
06069 Malacothrix sonchoides      "sowthistle desert-dandelion" 1706 ft. S
15111 Thelesperma       "greenthread" 1706 ft. S

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Secret Mesa (Summit) Emery County, UT 1.5 mi. SE 7159  San Rafael Knob 
Eagle Canyon Arch (Arch) Emery County, UT 2.3 mi. SE 6798  San Rafael Knob 
The Blocks (Summit) Emery County, UT 2.5 mi. N 6447  The Blocks 
Justensen Flats (Flat) Emery County, UT 2.6 mi. SW 7077  Copper Globe 
Chimney Rock (Pillar) Emery County, UT 2.6 mi. E 7261  The Blocks 
Ghost Rock (Pillar) Emery County, UT 2.7 mi. E 7349  San Rafael Knob 
San Rafael Knob (Summit) Emery County, UT 4.2 mi. S 7769  San Rafael Knob 
Golden Gate (Summit) Emery County, UT 4.4 mi. N 6211  The Blocks 
Swasey Cabin (Locale) Emery County, UT 3.9 mi. SE 7195  San Rafael Knob 
Bullock Draw (Valley) Emery County, UT 4.6 mi. N   The Blocks 
Head of Sinbad (Summit) Emery County, UT 4.1 mi. SE 7113  San Rafael Knob 
Dutchman Arch (Arch) Emery County, UT 3.9 mi. E 7041  San Rafael Knob 
Swaseys Arch (Arch) Emery County, UT 4.8 mi. NE 6349  The Blocks 
Forked Post Pond (Lake) Emery County, UT 4.5 mi. SE 7054  San Rafael Knob 
Copper Globe (Bench) Emery County, UT 5.3 mi. SW 7041  Copper Globe 
Copper Golbe Mine (Mine) Emery County, UT 5.6 mi. SW 7094  Copper Globe 
Forney Springs (Spring) Sweetwater County, WY 5.3 mi. NW 6122  Sid And Charley 
Devils Monument (Pillar) Emery County, UT 6 mi. NE 6697  The Blocks 
Sagebrush Bench (Bench) Emery County, UT 5.8 mi. SW 7254  Copper Globe 

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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