PLANTS Profile for Ionactis linariifolius (flaxleaf whitetop aster)

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Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene
flaxleaf whitetop aster

Symbol:

IOLI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene

Aster linariifolius

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene

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Synonyms:
Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene

	ASLI2	Aster linariifolius L.
	ASLIV	Aster linariifolius L. var. victorinii Fernald

Distribution:
Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, QC)

Related Taxa:
Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 5 species in Ionactis

Classification:
Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene

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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	Ionactis Greene – aster
Species	Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene – flaxleaf whitetop aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Iowa:
Aster linariifolius
flax-leaved aster		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507245.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 04:54 AM CDT