Hoary Tansyaster

Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A. Gray - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Hoary Tansyaster: Charidryas acastus, Cucullia dorsalis, Dichomeris levisella, Dichomeris ochripalpella, Dichrorampha bittana, Eucosma bolanderana, Heliothis phloxiphaga, Oidaematophorus lacteodactylus, Phaneta alterana, Schinia ligeae

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.