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Dieteria

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Dieteria
Dieteria canescens var. canescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Machaerantherinae
Genus: Dieteria
Nutt.
Synonyms[1]
  • Machaeranthera series Variabiles Cronquist & D.D.Keck
  • Machaeranthera subg. Dieteria (Nutt.) Greene
  • Aster subg. Hesperastrum (A.Gray) A.Gray

Dieteria is a North American genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[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]

Species[5][6]


References

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  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 300–302 in English
  3. ^ Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed. 2013, p. 39
  4. ^ Flora of North America Dieteria Nuttall
  5. ^ "Dieteria Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps

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