Biology:Ionactis stenomeres
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Ionactis stenomeres | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Ionactis |
Species: | I. stenomeres
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Binomial name | |
Ionactis stenomeres (A.Gray) Greene 1897
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ionactis stenomeres, the Rocky Mountain aster,[2] is a rare North American species in the family Asteraceae. It in the Province of British Columbia in western Canada and also in the northwestern United States (Washington (state) , Idaho, Montana).[3]
Description
Ionactis stenomeres is a small perennial up to 30 cm (12 in) tall, with a woody underground caudex. The plant usually produces only one flower head, each with 7-21 blue or lavender ray flowers surrounding yellow disc flowers.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Aster stenomeres A. Gray
- ↑ "Ionactis stenomeres". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=IOST. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Ionactis stenomeres (A. Gray) Greene, 1897. Rocky Mountain ankle-aster
- ↑ Montana Field Guides, Rocky Mountain Aster - Ionactis stenomeres with photos
Wikidata ☰ Q15590913 entry
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