Asteraceae

Hoary tansy aster

Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Dieteria

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Hoary tansy aster: Dieteria canescens var canescens in the southern end of Red Rock Canyon near Blue Diamond, Nevada — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 灰菀
English: Hoary tansy aster, Hoary tansyaster

Synonyms

Aster biennis Nutt.
Aster canescens Pursh
Aster canescens var. canescens
Machaeranthera canescens D.C.Eaton
Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A.Gray
Machaeranthera canescens subsp. canescens
Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens
Machaeranthera canescens var. monticola Dorn
Machaeranthera canescens var. viscosa (Nutt.) Piper
Machaeranthera inornata Greene
Machaeranthera spinulosa Greene

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.