PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum foliaceum (alpine leafybract aster)

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Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom
alpine leafybract aster

Symbol:

SYFO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom

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Distribution:
Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. apricum (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. .

Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum
alpine leafybract aster

Distribution of Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. canbyi (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. . Image Available.

Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. canbyi
Canby's aster

Distribution of Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. foliaceum. . Image Available.

Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. foliaceum
alpine leafybract aster

Distribution of Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom var. parryi (D.C. Eaton) G.L. Nesom. . Image Available.

Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi
Parry's aster

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom

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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	Symphyotrichum Nees – aster
Species	Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom – alpine leafybract aster

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom

Aster foliaceus [=SYFOF]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FAC

FACW

FACU

FACW-

FACW*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 522208.

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

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

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

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 06:18 PM CDT