© Bill Ratcliffe
Perennial or subshrub, stems 8–24" (2–6 dm).
Flowers violet to lavender or almost white with a yellow center.
Blooming March–May, October.
Desert slopes, dry rocky places, canyons and washes.
Elevation 800–6550' (240–2000 m).
Desert Province.
Desert Wild Flowers (Aster abatus) p. 267 269 # 639
A Flora of Southern California (Machaeranthera tortifolia) p. 204 198 D
The Jepson Manual p. 349 351
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