PLANTS Profile for Canadanthus modestus (giant mountain aster)

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Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom
giant mountain aster

Symbol:

CAMO32

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

Aster modestus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 418. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

	ASMA15	Aster major (Hook.) Porter
	ASMO3	Aster modestus Lindl.
	ASUNM	Aster unalaschkensis Less. var. major Hook.
	WEMO	Weberaster modestus (Lindl.) A. Löve & D. Löve

Distribution:
Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom


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USA (AK, ID, MI, MN, MT, OR, WA), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 1 species in Canadanthus

Classification:
Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) 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	Canadanthus G.L. Nesom – mountain aster
Species	Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom – giant mountain aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
Aster modestus
great northern aster		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

Aster modestus:

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

FAC,FAC+

FAC+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) 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 507585.

View species account 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: 09/22/2008 11:32 AM MDT