Dieteria
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Dieteria canescens var. canescens | |
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Dieteria is a North American genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.[2]
The genus Dieteria is closely related to Machaeranthera but distinguished by having entire to toothed leaves, whereas Machaeranthera has once or twice pinnate leaves.[3][4]
- Dieteria bigelovii (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
- Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nutt. - most of western United States and western Canada; Chihuahua
- Dieteria asteroides Torr. - now called Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene - Chihuahua, Durango, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado
References
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- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 300–302 in English
- ^ Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed. 2013, p. 39
- ^ Flora of North America Dieteria Nuttall
- ^ a b The Plant List search for Dieteria
- ^ a b Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps