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Ionactis caelestis

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Species of flowering plant

Ionactis caelestis
Conservation status

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ionactis
Species: I. caelestis
Binomial name
Ionactis caelestis
P.J.Leary & G.L.Nesom 1992

Ionactis caelestis, the Spring Mountain aster, is a rare North American species in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in southern Nevada in the western United States.

Description

Ionactis caelestis is a small perennial shrub up to 25 cm (9.8 in) tall, with a thick woody taproot. The plant usually produces several flower heads in a flat-topped array.

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Ionactis caelestis. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. NRCS. "Ionactis caelestis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Ionactis caelestis P. J. Leary & G. L. Nesom, 1992. Spring Mountain ankle-aster, aster
Taxon identifiers
Ionactis caelestis


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