Calflora Taxon Report
Dieteria canescens  (Pursh) Nutt.  var. shastensis  (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartm.
Shasta aster
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2020 R.A. Chasey
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2025 Mike Russler
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2019 Matt Berger
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2023 Dana York
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2022 Julie A. Kierstead
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2020 R.A. Chasey
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2019 Matt Berger
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2025 Mike Russler
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2023 Ryan O'Dell
Dieteria canescens var. shastensis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Dieteria canescens
Genus: Dieteria
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Bristle-cone Pine Forest, Chaparral, Northern Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFDieteria shastensis
JEFMachaeranthera canescens var. shastensis
POWODieteria shastensis
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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