Calflora Taxon Report
Machaeranthera arida  B. L. Turner & D. B. Horne

(not an active name)
Arid tansyaster,   Silver lake daisy
Machaeranthera arida is an annual herb that is native to California.
also called Leucosyris arida
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
Genus: Machaeranthera
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSArida arizonica
PLANTSMachaeranthera ammophila
PLANTSMachaeranthera arizonica
PLANTSMachaeranthera coulteri var. arida
PLANTSPsilactis coulteri
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Information about Machaeranthera arida from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (MAAR5)

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