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U.S. Forest Service


Critically Imperiled Plant Profile (Not Listed or Proposed under the Endangered Species Act)

Dieteria canescens var. ziegleri. Dieteria canescens var. ziegleri. Photo by Jordan Zylstra.

Claspingleaf wild cabbage. Ziegler’s aster grows in dry conifer forests of the Santa Rosa Mountains in southern California. Photo by Jordan Zylstra.

Claspingleaf wild cabbage. The genus Dieteria has sometimes been included in Aster, or more recently in Machaeranthera. The three species of Dieteria are restricted to western North America and northern Mexico. Photo by Jordan Zylstra.

Species range map. Dieteria canescens var. ziegleri range map.

Dieteria canescens var. ziegleri, Dieter’s aster, Ziegler’s aster

  • Also known as Machaeranthera canescens var. ziegleri

Threats

  • Possibly development or grazing.

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

  • NO PLANTS Profile
https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/Rare_Plants/profiles/Critically_Imperiled/dieteria_canescens_var_ziegleri/index.shtml