Dieteria bigelovii
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Dieteria bigelovii (Bigelow's tansyaster)[2] is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Albany County in Wyoming).[3]
Dieteria bigelovii is a biennial or perennial herb. It produces several flower heads. Ray florets are female, blue or purple. Disc florets are yellow and bisexual.[4][5]
- Dieteria bigelovii var. bigelovii - Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming
- Dieteria bigelovii var. commixta (Greene) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Wasatch Mountains in Utah
- Dieteria bigelovii var. mucronata (Greene) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona
References
- ^ a b The Plant List Dieteria bigelovii (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Machaeranthera bigelovii var. bigelovii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman, Sida. 20: 1394. 2003.
- ^ Gray, Asa 1857. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, made under the direction of the Secretary of War 4(5): 97