Asteraceae

Mojave woodyaster

Xylorhiza tortifolia Greene

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Xylorhiza

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Mojave woodyaster: Photo of Xylorhiza tortifolia on southwest slope of Frenchman Mountain east of Las Vegas, Nevada — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Mojave woodyaster

Synonyms

Aster abatus S.F.Blake
Aster mohavensis J.M.Coult.
Aster tortifolius (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
Haplopappus tortifolius Torr. & A.Gray
Machaeranthera tortifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Cronquist & D.D.Keck
Machaeranthera tortifolia var. tortifolia

Characteristics

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

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: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.