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Asteraceae  ¦  Machaeranthera  ¦  Machaeranthera canescens  ¦  06910

Label

Accession No. 06910 
Family Asteraceae 
Species Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray
Common name "thickleaf tansyaster"
Collector Information Donna M. Barnes  (2435)  27 July 2002
Geography United States,  Utah, Sanpete County
Lat./Long. 39°  12' 10" N, 111°  39 ' 32" W
Township/Range T18S, R2E, Sec. 35 
Locality Highway 89, S of Manti, Palisade Lake. 
Ecology dry road side. 
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 (Pursh) Gray

Common Name(s): hoary aster, hoary goldenweed, hoary machaeranthera, hoary tansyaster, hoary tansy-aster, purple aster.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=37984, 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
                                                                                            

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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04782
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
06909 Castilleja exilis     same section
06908 Castilleja exilis     same section
07059 Cichorium intybus      "chicory" same section
06911 Eleocharis acicularis      "needle spikerush" same section
07056 Mentha arvensis      "wild mint" same section
11280 Polygonum amphibium      "water knotweed" 2524 ft. E
07057 Polygonum amphibium      "water knotweed" same section
06903 Potamogeton pectinatus     same section
06905 Ranunculus aquatilis  var. diffusus  same section
06907 Sagittaria cuneata      "arum-leaf arrowhead" same section
06906 Sagittaria cuneata      "arum-leaf arrowhead" same section
07058 Symphyotrichum spathulatum      "western mountain aster" same section
07060 Xanthium strumarium  var. canadense   "Canada cocklebur" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Palisade Campground (Locale) Sanpete County, UT 602 ft. E 5958  Sterling 
Morrison Mine (Mine) Sanpete County, UT 1750 ft. E 6270  Sterling 
Sixmile Canyon (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 1995 ft. W   Black Mountain 
Palisade State Boating Park (Park) Sanpete County, UT 2271 ft. NW 5922  Sterling 
Funk Canyon (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 2347 ft. SW   Black Mountain 
Palisade Lake (Reservoir) Sanpete County, UT 0.7 mi. W 5873  Sterling 
Palisade Lake Dam (Dam) Sanpete County, UT 0.7 mi. W 5873  Sterling 
Six-Mile Wildlife Management Area (Park) Sanpete County, UT 1.6 mi. S 6555  Sterling 
Lake Canal (Canal) Sanpete County, UT 1.6 mi. N 5663  Sterling 
Snows Canyon (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 1.4 mi. SW   Black Mountain 
Forbush Cove (Basin) Sanpete County, UT 1.5 mi. SE 7468  Sterling 
Manti Dump Wildlife Management Area (Park) Sanpete County, UT 1.7 mi. NE 6405  Sterling 
Rattlesnake Peak (Summit) Sanpete County, UT 1.9 mi. E 8544  Black Mountain 
Sterling (Populated Place) Sanpete County, UT 1.9 mi. W 5578  Sterling 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Sanpete County, UT 1.9 mi. W 5571  Sterling 
Danish Field Creek (Stream) Sanpete County, UT 2.5 mi. N   Manti 
Sanpete Valley (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 2.5 mi. N   Fairview 
Sterling Cemetery (Cemetery) Sanpete County, UT 2.2 mi. W 5535  Sterling 
Manti Meadows Waterfowl Management Area (Park) Sanpete County, UT 2.9 mi. N 5453  Sterling 
Ninemile State Wildlife Management Area (Park) Sanpete County, UT 3.1 mi. S 6674  Sterling 

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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