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Xylorhiza orcuttii (Vasey & Rose) Greene

Orcutt’s aster, Orcutt’s woody aster, borego aster, mojave aster

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderAsteralesFlowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
FamilyAsteraceaeThe aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
GenusXylorhizaWoodyasters, from the Greek for “woody root”
SpeciesorcuttiiNamed for naturalist Charles Russell Orcutt

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Orcutt's aster is an endangered species native to California and Baja California in Mexico.

Identification: This aster is a smooth-stemmed shrub less than 5′ (1.5 m) in height. Leaves are variable: oblong or lance-shaped, ¾-2″ (2-6 cm) x ⅛-1″ (5-26 mm), with smooth or spiny edges. Light blue flowers are about 1-2½″ (3-7 cm) in diameter, composed of 25-40 rays around a yellow center. (The yellow center is itself composed of 55-140 tiny flowers.) Fruits are 1/16-⅛″ (3-4 mm) in size, surrounded by a bristly pappus up to ⅜″ (1 cm). Plants are found in arid canyons at elevations of 66-984′ (20-300 m).

Online References:

Sandiegosierraclub.org

The US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management in California

CalPhotos

The Jepson Manual

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Aster orcuttii Vasey & Rose

Machaeranthera orcuttii (Vasey & Rose) Cronquist & D.D. Keck

 

Xylorhiza orcuttii description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Xylorhiza orcuttii (Orcutt’s aster, Orcutt’s woody aster, borego aster, mojave aster)

2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Cali­fornia

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