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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