Biology:Canadanthus

Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae

Canadanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Symphyotrichinae
Genus:	Canadanthus G.L.Nesom
Species:	C. modestus
Binomial name
Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms
Genus Aster subg. Canadanthus (G.L.Nesom) Semple Species Weberaster modestus Aster unalaschkensis var. major Aster modestus var. major Aster modestus Lindl. (basionym) (Hook.) Porter (Hook.) Muenscher (Lindl.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Aster mutatus Aster majus Torr. & A.Gray Hook. Aster major (Hook.) Porter Nutt. Aster sayianus

Canadanthus is a North American monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The only species is Canadanthus modestus (formerly Aster modestus), commonly known as great northern aster or western bog aster. It is native to most of Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Yukon) and to northern parts of the United States (Alaska, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington (state) ).

Description

Canadanthus modestus is an herbaceous perennial spreading by means of underground rhizomes, thus producing large colonies. It has several flower heads, each with pink or purple ray florets and white or yellow disc florets.

References

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2006), "Canadanthus", Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 20, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=105493, retrieved 1 November 2022 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2006a), "Canadanthus modestus", Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 20, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066285, retrieved 1 November 2022 
• "Review of the taxonomy of Aster sensu lato (Asteraceae: Astereae), emphasizing the New World species" (in en). Phytologia 77 (3): 141–297. September 1994. 31 January 1995. ISSN 0031-9430. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12959940/. Retrieved 1 November 2022. 
• POWO (2022). "Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/981706-1. 

External links

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