PLANTS Profile for Saussurea americana (American saw-wort)

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PLANTS Profile

Saussurea americana D.C. Eaton
American saw-wort

Symbol:

SAAM3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Adams, Bench Lake. August 8, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Saussurea americana D.C. Eaton

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Distribution:
Saussurea americana D.C. Eaton


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USA (AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA), CAN (AB, BC, YT)

Related Taxa:
Saussurea americana D.C. Eaton

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 10 species in Saussurea

Classification:
Saussurea americana D.C. Eaton

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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	Saussurea DC. – saw-wort
Species	Saussurea americana D.C. Eaton – American saw-wort

More Accounts and Images:
Saussurea americana D.C. Eaton

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36078.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 12:47 AM CDT