PLANTS Profile for Oreostemma alpigenum (tundra aster)

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Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene
tundra aster

Symbol:

ORAL4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Alpine Co., Carson Pass. August 16, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

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Distribution:
Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene


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USA (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY)

Related Taxa:
Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Oreostemma or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene var. alpigenum. . Image Available.

Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum
tundra aster

Distribution of Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene var. andersonii (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. .

Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii
tundra aster

Distribution of Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene var. haydenii (Porter) G.L. Nesom. . Image Available.

Oreostemma alpigenum var. haydenii
tundra aster

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

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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	Oreostemma Greene – aster
Species	Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene – tundra 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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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.

Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

Aster alpigenus [=ORALA2]:

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

UPL,OBL

OBL

FAC*

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507640.

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 06:13 PM CDT