Calflora
Taxon  Report   5268 
Machaeranthera canescens  (Pursh) A. Gray  var. canescens   (not an active name; please see Dieteria canescens var. canescens)
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Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

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Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens
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Family: ASTERACEAE  
Genus: Machaeranthera
Parent Record Machaeranthera canescens
Communities:
Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, wetland-riparian
Wetlands:Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
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Name Status:
Accepted in JM93
TJM2 accepted name: Dieteria canescens var. canescens
 Alternate Names:
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ICPN: Machaeranthera montana
NOTE: Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens is not an active name in the Calflora species table.
More information about  Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
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Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 13, 2017).

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