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Leucosyris carnosa

(A. Gray) Greene

Shrubby Alkali Aster

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128219
Element CodePDAST64180
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLeucosyris
Synonyms
Arida carnosa(Gray) D. Morgan & R.L. HartmanAster intricatus(Gray) BlakeMachaeranthera carnosa(Gray) Nesom
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Kearney et al. (1951) list Aster carnosus Gray as a synonym of A. intricatus (Gray) Blake. Kartesz (1994) and Pruski and Hartman (20120 place A. intricatus in synonymy with Machaeranthera carnosa.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-09-25
Change Date1996-09-25
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS1Yes
NevadaS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
PaiuteInyo National Forest58,712
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
References (4)
  1. 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.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  4. Pruski, J.F., and R.L. Hartman. 2012. Synopsis of <i>Leucosyris</i>, including synonymous <i>Arida</i> (Compositae: Astereae). Phytoneuron 98: 1-15.