Taxon: Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray
Family: Asteraceae

Collector: Wendy C. Hodgson   15828   

Date: 30 August 2002

Locality: USA, Arizona, Coconino County, Kaibab National Forest, Ca. 0.1 mile south of junction with FSRD 235 and 423, along FSRD 423.

36.6533  -112.381

Verbatim Coordinates: 36d 39.198m N; 112d 22.86m W

Elevation: 2033 meters

Verbatim Elevation: 6668ft.

Habitat: At roadside

Associated Species: Opuntia macrorhiza, Cylindropuntia whipplei, Ephedra, Zygadenus, Solanum triflorum, Artemisia bigelovii, Chenopodium, Berberis fremontii, Yucca baccata, Helianthus annuus, Amaranthus blitoides, Marrubium vulgare, Salsola paulsenii, Verbascum thapsus, Cirsium arizonicum var. rothrockii, Argemone munita, Sisymbrium altissimum, Eriogonum deflexum, Gutierrezia microcephala, Lactuca serriola, Physalis hederifolia, Chenopodium leptophyllum, Agropyron cristatum, Bouteloua gracilis, Juniperus osteosperma, Ephedra viridis, Purshia stansburiana, Fallugia paradoxa, Elymus elymoides, Polygonum aviculare, Verbena bracteata, Chaetopappa ericoides, Machaeranthera canescens, Melilotus officinalis, Lotus utahensis, Sphaeralcea parviflora, Elymus cf. junceus.

Description: Ocassional herbaceous perennial with blue-purple ray flowers.

Phenology: flowers

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For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Wendy C. Hodgson (whodgson@dbg.org)

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