Machaeranthera bigelovii (Tansyleaf spine aster)

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Machaeranthera bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene

Tansyleaf spine aster

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Asterales	Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family	Asteraceae	The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus	Machaeranthera	Greek for sword-like anthers
Species	bigelovii	After botanist and physician Jacob Bigelow (1787-1879), author of the first textbook on botany

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8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D.R. Morgan & R.L. Hartm.

Machaeranthera bigelovii description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)

8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm)

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