Hoary Tansyaster with future offspring

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Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nuttall var. canescens. Locally native forb.The achenes (dry fruit with one seed) are pilose (soft, spreading hairs) with pappus that is light brown. More commonly and historically referred to as Machaeranthera canescens in our floras. Another synonym is Aster canescens.Grows easily from seeds. Biennial to short-lived perennial.Animated version:www.flickr.com/photos/tonyfrates/8148127376/Oct. 13, 2012, Salt Lake County foothills, Utah, approx. 4,860 ft. elev.