Ionactis stenomeres (A.Gray) Greene

Rocky mountain aster (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ionactis

Characteristics

Plants 12–30 cm (sometimes weakly cespitose, caudices multicipital or with relatively short branches; rhizomes fibrous-rooted, thickened, becoming woody). Stems proximally herbaceous or slightly woody, eglandular. Leaves: proximal separated by evident internodes, spatulate, reduced in size distally; mid and distal linear-lanceolate, 15–25(–30) mm, margins green, faces hispidulous. Heads borne singly. Involucres 8–13 mm. Disc florets bisexual, fertile; corollas 7.5–8.5 mm. Cypselae 5–6 mm, faces sessile-to stipitate-glandular.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Distribution

Ionactis stenomeres world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128904-2
WFO ID wfo-0000007698
COL ID 6MVJP
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Synonyms

Ionactis stenomeres Aster stenomeres