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Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. foliaceum
alpine leafybract aster
       
Symbol:   SYFOF  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N
AK    N
CAN    N



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Aster foliaceus

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. foliaceum

  ASFO Aster foliaceus Lindl. ex DC.
  ASFO7 Aster foliaceus Lindl. ex DC., database artifact
  ASFOS Aster foliaceus Lindl. ex DC. var. sublinearis D.C. Eaton & Grisc.
 

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. foliaceum

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USA (AK, ID, MT, WA), CAN (AB, BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. foliaceum

View 478 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 4 varieties in Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom
 

Classification:
Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. foliaceum

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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 Symphyotrichum Nees – aster
Species Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom – alpine leafybract aster
Variety Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. foliaceum – alpine leafybract 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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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.

Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. foliaceum

Aster foliaceus:

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
FACU,FACW FAC NO NO NO NO NO FACW FACU FACW- FACW* NO NO NO
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Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. foliaceum

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566332.

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

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
 
 
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