Status: Native
Synonyms:
Aster amplifolius (Wooton & Standley) Kittell
Aster canescens Pursch var. tephrodes Gray
Aster tephrodes (Gray) Blake
Machaeranthera amplifolia Wooton & Standley
Machaeranthera asteroides (Torrey) Greene
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray var. incana (Lindley) Gray
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray var. latifolia Gray
Machaeranthera simplex Wooton & Standley
Machaeranthera tephrodes (Gray) Greene
Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides is very similar to Dietiera canescens and Dieteria bigelovii, which differ based on whether or not the stems and peduncles are prominently stipitate glandular or hairy and to what degree, and in leaf width. In the case of Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides, the phyllaries and peduncles are hairy but not prominently stipitate glandular, the phyllaries are hairy on both the bases and tips, and the midstem leaf blades are between 6 and 20mm wide. The corolla is lavender and the disc is yellow. Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides is found in dry ground at middle elevation.
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Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 8, 2008
Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides, peduncle and phyllaries, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 8, 2008
Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides, phyllaries hairy throughout, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 8, 2008
Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 8, 2008
Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides, midstem leaf blade, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 8, 2008
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