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Almutaster
Sign in to saveAlmutaster is a North American genus of plants in the family Asteraceae containing the single species Almutaster pauciflorus (formerly Aster pauciflorus), which is known by the common name alkali marsh aster. It is native to Canada (Northwest Territories and the three Prairie Provinces), the Western United States, and northern and central Mexico (as far south as Tlaxcala). The genus is named for botanist Almut Gitter Jones.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAlberta, Arizona, California, Colorado, Manitoba, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- UT, BRIT, UF
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Asteraceae
- Named after
- Almut Gitter Jones
- Image
- 2019.08.17 09.41.28 IMG 3905.jpg
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- taxon name
- Almutaster
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- alkali marsh aster
- Commons category
- Almutaster
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