Dieteria bigelovii, August 17, 2022
Common & scientific name
Bigelow’s tansy-aster, Dieteria bigelovii
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Twin Lakes, 9,200’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Recently moved from the Macharaenthera genus to the Dieteria genus, this rather scraggly-looking tansy-aster has very glandular, very recurved phyllaries (to which dirt, etc. stick), purple/lavender petals, and toothed, slender, entire leaves (the last being why its genus was changed). See here and there, usually roadside, usually lower down on the Pass.