PLANTS Profile for Saussurea angustifolia (narrowleaf saw-wort)

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PLANTS Profile

Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC.
narrowleaf saw-wort

Symbol:

SAAN3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC.

Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC.

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Distribution:
Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC.


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USA (AK), CAN (BC, NT, NU, YT)

Related Taxa:
Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 10 species in Saussurea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC. var. angustifolia. .

Saussurea angustifolia var. angustifolia
narrowleaf saw-wort

Distribution of Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC. var. yukonensis A.E. Porsild. .

Saussurea angustifolia var. yukonensis
narrowleaf saw-wort

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC.

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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 angustifolia (Willd.) DC. – narrowleaf saw-wort

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC.

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36075.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 12:29 PM CDT