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Almutaster pauciflorus

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Alkali Marsh Aster

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155575

Element CodePDASTEL010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusAlmutaster

Synonyms

Aster pauciflorusNutt.

Other Common Names

alkali marsh aster (EN) Aster pauciflore (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-18

Change Date1991-01-24

Edition Date1989-01-31

Edition AuthorsOde, David J. SDNHP

Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 to >300

Rank Reasons

PROBABLY SECURE, BUT POPULATIONS ARE PROBABLY LOCAL AND RESTRICTED. PROTECTED SITES NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED BEFORE ASSIGNING A G5 RANK.

Range Extent Comments

TEMPERATE WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. SE ALBERTA EAST TO MANITOBA THEN SOUTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT PLAINS TO W TEXAS AND ARIZONA.

Occurrences Comments

UNDOUBTABLY THERE ARE MORE THAN 100 EOS THRUOUT ITS RANGE BUT IT APPEARS TO BE UNCOMMON OR UNDERCOLLECTED THROUGHOUT.

Threat Impact Comments

WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ZONES ARE THREATENED THROUGHOUT THE WEST BUT ALKALINE WETLANDS ARE LESS THREATENED.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

INTERMITTENTLY WET ALKALINE OR SALINE SOIL OF SHORELINES, STREAMBANKS, MARSHES AND SEEPAGE AREAS WITH OPEN EXPOSURES.

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	S1	Yes
California	S1	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Utah	S3	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
Arizona	S1	Yes
South Dakota	SH	Yes

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Northwest Territories	SH	Yes
Manitoba	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Signal Peak	Fishlake National Forest	30,889
Stansbury Mountains	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	39,696

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.