PLANTS Profile for Almutaster pauciflorus (alkali marsh aster)

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PLANTS Profile

Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
alkali marsh aster

Symbol:

ALPA14

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. May 23, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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Synonyms:
Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

	ASHY6	Aster hydrophilus Greene ex Woot. & Standl.
	ASPA8	Aster pauciflorus Nutt.

Distribution:
Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á. Löve & D. Löve


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ND, NM, NV, SD, UT, WY), CAN (AB, MB, NT, SK)

Related Taxa:
Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

View 478 genera in Asteraceae, 1 species in Almutaster

Classification:
Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Almutaster Á. Löve & D. Löve – alkali marsh aster
Species	Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á. Löve & D. Löve – alkali marsh aster

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Aster pauciflorus:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507576.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 02:47 PM CST