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Asteraceae

Orcutt's aster

Xylorhiza orcuttii Greene

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Xylorhiza

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Common names

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English
Orcutt's aster

Synonyms

  • Aster orcuttii Vasey & Rose
  • Machaeranthera orcuttii (Vasey & Rose) Cronquist & D.D.Keck

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.