Asteraceae

Trans-Pecos tansyaster

Psilactis brevilingulata Sch.Bip. ex Hemsl.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Psilactis

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Trans-Pecos tansyaster: Psilactis brevilingulata — Photo: Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Trans-Pecos tansyaster

Synonyms

Aster brevilingulatus (Hemsl.) McVaugh
Machaeranthera brevilingulata (Sch.Bip. ex Hemsl.) B.L.Turner & D.B.Horne
Psilactis brevilingulata f. andina Cuatrec.
Psilactis brevilingulata f. brevilingulata

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, 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.