Latin name: Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A.
  Gray var. ziegleri (Munz) B. Turner

  Pronunciation:
mak-ee-RAN-ther-a kan-ES-sens
  ZEEG-ler-eye

  Common name: Ziegler's aster
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Dry coniferous forests to 8000', Santa Rosa
  Mts

  Blooming period: July to October
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Machaeranthera
  2) canescens
 3) ziegleri
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