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Tanseyleaf Tansyaster, Tahoka Daisy, Tansey Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
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Botanical Name:
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Common Name:
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster, Tahoka Daisy, Tansey
Germination Test Type:
Cut
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In Stock: 1.97 lb
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MACHAERANTHERA tanacetifolia
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More Details Information
Characteristics
Herbaceous
Annual
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Growing Info:
Other:
Research Needed
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Comments:
Annual. Flowers violet blue or white. a.k.a. Aster tanacetifolia
Conservation Plant Characteristics
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia (Kunth) Nees
tanseyleaf tansyaster
MATA2
| Summary |
| Duration |
Annual, Biennial |
| Growth Habit |
Forb/herb |
| Native Status |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
| Federal T/E Status |
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| National Wetland Indicator |
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| Morphology/Physiology |
| Active Growth Period |
Spring and Summer |
| After Harvest Regrowth Rate |
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| Bloat |
None |
| C:N Ratio |
Low |
| Coppice Potential |
No |
| Fall Conspicuous |
No |
| Fire Resistant |
No |
| Flower Color |
Purple |
| Flower Conspicuous |
Yes |
| Foliage Color |
Green |
| Foliage Porosity Summer |
Porous |
| Foliage Porosity Winter |
Porous |
| Foliage Texture |
Medium |
| Fruit/Seed Color |
Brown |
| Fruit/Seed Conspicuous |
No |
| Growth Form |
Single Crown |
| Growth Rate |
Rapid |
| Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) |
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| Height, Mature (feet) |
2.0 |
| Known Allelopath |
No |
| Leaf Retention |
No |
| Lifespan |
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| Low Growing Grass |
No |
| Nitrogen Fixation |
None |
| Resprout Ability |
No |
| Shape and Orientation |
Erect |
| Toxicity |
None |
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| Growth Requirements |
| Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils |
No |
| Adapted to Fine Textured Soils |
No |
| Adapted to Medium Textured Soils |
Yes |
| Anaerobic Tolerance |
None |
| CaCO3 Tolerance |
High |
| Cold Stratification Required |
No |
| Drought Tolerance |
Medium |
| Fertility Requirement |
Low |
| Fire Tolerance |
None |
| Frost Free Days, Minimum |
110 |
| Hedge Tolerance |
None |
| Moisture Use |
Medium |
| pH, Minimum |
6.5 |
| pH, Maximum |
8.5 |
| Planting Density per Acre, Minimum |
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| Planting Density per Acre, Maximum |
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| Precipitation, Minimum |
16 |
| Precipitation, Maximum |
24 |
| Root Depth, Minimum (inches) |
8 |
| Salinity Tolerance |
Low |
| Shade Tolerance |
Intolerant |
| Temperature, Minimum (°F) |
-33 |
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| Reproduction |
| Bloom Period |
Late Spring |
| Commercial Availability |
Routinely Available |
| Fruit/Seed Abundance |
Medium |
| Fruit/Seed Period Begin |
Summer |
| Fruit/Seed Period End |
Summer |
| Fruit/Seed Persistence |
No |
| Propagated by Bare Root |
No |
| Propagated by Bulb |
No |
| Propagated by Container |
No |
| Propagated by Corm |
No |
| Propagated by Cuttings |
No |
| Propagated by Seed |
Yes |
| Propagated by Sod |
No |
| Propagated by Sprigs |
No |
| Propagated by Tubers |
No |
| Seed per Pound |
408240 |
| Seed Spread Rate |
Slow |
| Seedling Vigor |
Medium |
| Small Grain |
No |
| Vegetative Spread Rate |
None |
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| Suitability/Use |
| Berry/Nut/Seed Product |
No |
| Christmas Tree Product |
No |
| Fodder Product |
No |
| Fuelwood Product |
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| Lumber Product |
No |
| Naval Store Product |
No |
| Nursery Stock Product |
No |
| Palatable Browse Animal |
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| Palatable Graze Animal |
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| Palatable Human |
No |
| Post Product |
No |
| Protein Potential |
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| Pulpwood Product |
No |
| Veneer Product |
No |
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Machaeranthera tanacetifolia is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names tansyleaf tansyaster and Tahoka daisy . It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern and central United States, where it grows in several types of habitat. It is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about 70 centimeters in maximum height. The multilobed leaves are up to 12 centimeters long. The inflorescence bears one or more flower heads lined with spreading or curling, pointed phyllaries . The head has a center of many yellow disc florets and a fringe of many lavender to purple ray florets each 1 to 2 centimeters long. The fruit is a flat achene about a centimeter long including the pappus .
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