Ionactis caelestis | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific 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
- "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Ionactis caelestis. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- NRCS. "Ionactis caelestis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Flora of North America, Ionactis caelestis P. J. Leary & G. L. Nesom, 1992. Spring Mountain ankle-aster, aster
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