PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum (western mountain aster)

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Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum
western mountain aster

Symbol:

SYSPS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum

Aster spathulatus

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum

	ASASF	Aster ascendens Lindl. var. fremontii Torr. & A. Gray
	ASDE18	Aster delectabilis H.M. Hall
	ASFR7	Aster fremontii (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
	ASFRP	Aster fremontii (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray var. parishii A. Gray
	ASOC	Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray
	ASOCD	Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. delectabilis (H.M. Hall) Ferris
	ASOCF	Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. fremontii (Torr. & A. Gray) A.G. Jones
	ASOCP	Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. parishii (A. Gray) Ferris
	ASSP16	Aster spathulatus Lindl.
	SYSPF	Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. fremontii (Torr. & A. Gray) G.L. Nesom
	TROC3	Tripolium occidentale Nutt.

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum


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USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NT)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 3 varieties in Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

Classification:
Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum

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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 spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom – western mountain aster
Variety	Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum – western mountain 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 spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum

Aster occidentalis:

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

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum

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 566344.

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.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 04:39 AM CDT