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Aster occidentalis

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Name

Identification
Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr.& Gray [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Tripolium occidentale Nutt. [family ASTERACEAE ]
Related name
  • Symphyotrichum spathulatum
  • Aster aestivus
  • Aster copelandii
  • Aster andinus
  • Aster delectabilis
  • Aster delectus
  • Tripolium occidentale
  • Aster fremontii
  • Aster adscendens
  • Aster occidentalis
Common name
  • Western bog aster, Flora of North America Vol. 20

Flora

Entry for Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindley) G. L. Nesom var. yosemitanum (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom [family ]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 20,
Names
Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindley) G. L. Nesom var. yosemitanum (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom [family ], Phytologia, 77: 292. 1995
Aster ascendens Lindley var. yosemitanus A. Gray [family COMPOSITAE], in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer., 1(2): 191. 1884 (as adscendens)
Aster occidentalis (Nuttall) Torrey & A. Gray var. yosemitanus (A. Gray) Cronquist [family COMPOSITAE]
Aster paludicola Piper [family COMPOSITAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Luc Brouillet
John C. Semple
Geraldine A. Allen
Kenton L. Chambers
Scott D. Sundberg†
Information
Plants 20–60 cm. Leaves linear. Heads 3–25.
Phenology
jul-aug (summer)
Altitude range
1200–2200 m;
Distribution
USA Calif.USA Oreg.
Discussion
Variety yosemitanum occurs from southern Oregon to the Sierra Nevada of California.

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