Ionactis_caelestis

<i>Ionactis caelestis</i>

Ionactis caelestis

Species of flowering plant

Ionactis caelestis, the Spring Mountain aster,[2] is a rare North American species in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in southern Nevada in the western United States.[3]

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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.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Ionactis caelestis. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. [2]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ionactis caelestis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. [3]
    Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. [4]
    Flora of North America, Ionactis caelestis P. J. Leary & G. L. Nesom, 1992. Spring Mountain ankle-aster, aster


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