Orcutt's Aster, Orcutt's Woody Aster
Xylorhiza orcuttii
Synonyms: Aster orcuttii, Machaeranthera orcuttii
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Orcutt's woodyaster as seen on the canyon walls of Split Rock Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 27, 2021.
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Orcutt's woodyaster as seen on the canyon walls of Split Rock Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 27, 2006. Note the glabrous stem and involucral bracts which help distinguish this from the similar Xylorhiza cognata.
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Habitat and general, shrubby shape of Orcutt's woodyaster as seen along California Highway S-22 east of Arroyo Salado Primitive Camp, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 23, 2011.
Note the glabrous stem and involucral bracts which help distinguish this from the similar Xylorhiza cognata.
Paul Slichter