Latin name: Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. leucanthemifolia (E. Greene) D.R. Morgan & R.L. Hartm. Pronunciation: di-et-EER-ee-a kan-ES-sens lew-ken-the-mi-FO-lee-a Common name: Desert hoary-aster Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower) Habitat: Desert scrub, 3000'-6000', east Peninsular Range, desert mountains Blooming period: July to October Name derivations: 1) Dieteria 2) canescens 3) leucanthemifolia Formerly Machaeranthera canescens var. leucanthemifolia |
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