[Hoary Asters: The Genus Dieteria East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster

Dieteria canescens var. canescens

Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia

Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia)

Hoary aster (var. canescens) as seen along Forest Service Road 1647 in southeastern Logan Valley, Malheur National Forest........ July 18, 2010.

Close-up of the flower head of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia) - Close-up of the involucral bracts of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia)

Close-up photos of hoary aster (var. canescens) as seen along Forest Service Road 1647 in southeastern Logan Valley, Malheur National Forest........ July 18, 2010.

Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia) - Close-up of the flower head of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia)

Close-up sideview of the involucral bracts and upper stem leaves of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia) - Stem leaves of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia)

Additional close-up photos of hoary aster (var. canescens) as seen along Forest Service Road 16 in the Logan Valley, Malheur National Forest........ July 17, 2010.

Involucre of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia) - Flower head of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia)

Involucre of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia) - Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia)

Hoary aster (var. canescens) as seen on a cut bank along Forest Service Road #16 at the west side of Summit Prairie, Malheur National Forest.........August 10, 2015.

Involucral bracts of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia)

The photo at right shows hoary aster (var. canescens) from Cabin Lake C.G., Deschutes N.F. ....9/28/96.

Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia) - Basal leaves of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia) - Flower head of Hoary-aster, Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens (Synonyms: Aster canescens, Aster shastensis var. glossophyllus, Aster shastensis var. latifolius, Aster canescens var. viscosus, Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens, Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens, Machaeranthera shastensis var. glossophylla, Machaeranthera shastensis var. latifolia)

Several views of hoary aster (var. canescens) as seen from the Lost Forest, Lake County, OR and Cabin Lake Campground, Deschutes N.F..........Late June, 1995 and September 26, 1996.
Paul Slichter