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Ionactis alpina (lava aster)

Synonyms: Aster scopulorum; Chrysopsis alpina (homotypic); Diplopappus alpinus (homotypic); Leucelene alpina

Wikipedia Abstract

Ionactis alpina (formerly Aster scopulorum; common name Lava Ankle-aster) is a species of aster known by the common name lava aster. It is native to western United States from California to Montana, where it grows in dry areas.
View Wikipedia Record: Ionactis alpina

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Craters of the Moon National Monument V 690996 Idaho, United States
Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve II 2196863 Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0