Asteraceae
Desert twinbugs
Dicoria canescens
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Dicoria
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Common names
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- English
- Desert twinbugs
Synonyms
- Dicoria brandegeei A.Gray
- Dicoria canescens subsp. brandegeei (A.Gray) Cronquist
- Dicoria canescens subsp. brandegeei (A.Gray) Kartesz
- Dicoria canescens subsp. clarkiae (P.B.Kenn.) D.D.Keck
- Dicoria canescens subsp. hispidula (Rydb.) D.D.Keck
- Dicoria canescens subsp. wetherilii (Eastw.) Kartesz
- Dicoria canescens var. canescens
- Dicoria canescens var. hispidula (Rydb.) Cronquist
- Dicoria canescens var. wetherillii (Eastw.) Cronquist
- Dicoria clarkiae P.B.Kenn.
- Dicoria hispidula Rydb.
- Dicoria paniculata Eastw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.