Biology:Ionactis caelestis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Ionactis caelestis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ionactis |
| Species: | I. caelestis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ionactis caelestis P.J.Leary & G.L.Nesom 1992
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Ionactis caelestis, the Spring Mountain aster,[2] is a rare North American species in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in southern Nevada in the western United States.[3]
Description
Ionactis caelestis is a small perennial shrub up to 25 cm (9.8 in) tall, with a thick woody taproot. The plant usually produces several flower heads in a flat-topped array.[4]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe. 2022. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138087.
- ↑ "Ionactis caelestis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=IOCA2. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Ionactis caelestis P. J. Leary & G. L. Nesom, 1992. Spring Mountain ankle-aster, aster
Wikidata ☰ Q15590464 entry
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