Xylorhiza cognata | Mecca aster

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Mecca aster Aster Family
Xylorhiza cognata Asteraceae
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common names
  Mecca aster
  Mecca woodyaster
accepted scientific name
  Xylorhiza cognata (H.M. Hall) T.J. Watson
rules for finding collection records
  Aster cognatus (1)
  Aster standleyi (1)
  Machaeranthera cognata (39)
  Xylorhiza cognata (114)
family name
  Asteraceae

Image Author: ©2012 Keir Morse
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Category: Shrubs
Flowers: Many petals
Petal colors:

Flower size is 1.5 to 2.5 inches
Number of ray petals: 20 to 30
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed beginning of December thru 1st week of July

How Likely at this Location (13%)

Name Match (100%)

Plant Showiness (72%)

Links to Plant Descriptions eFloras.org Jepson USDA PLANTS profile Lady Bird Johnson	Links to Plant Photos Cal Photos (47) Jay Sullivan (1)	Where the plant has been found credits
Habitat where plant was found Desert Rocky		Elevation (feet) vs. Time of Observation (Flowering) credits