Dieteria Explained

Dieteria is a North American genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[1]

The genus Dieteria is closely related to Machaeranthera but distinguished by having entire to toothed leaves, whereas Machaeranthera has once or twice pinnate leaves.^{[2] [3]}

Species^{[4] [5]}

• Dieteria asteroides Torr. - Chihuahua, Durango, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado
• Dieteria bigelovii (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
• Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nutt. - most of western United States and western Canada; Chihuahua
• Dieteria shastensis (A.Gray) D.W.Taylor - California, Nevada, Oregon

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36318021#page/322/mode/1up Nuttall, Thomas. 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 300–302
2. Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed. 2013, p. 39
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=110141 Flora of North America Dieteria Nuttall
4. 329840-2 . Dieteria Nutt. . 21 March 2024.
5. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Dieteria Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps