Ionactis caelestis

Ionactis caelestis, the Spring Mountain aster,[1] is a rare North American species in the sunflower family. It has been found only in southern Nevada in the western United States.[2]

Ionactis caelestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Ionactis
Species:
I. caelestis
Binomial name
Ionactis caelestis
P.J.Leary & G.L.Nesom 1992

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.[3]

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References
  1. "Ionactis caelestis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Ionactis caelestis P. J. Leary & G. L. Nesom, 1992. Spring Mountain ankle-aster, aster


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