Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Western Aster

Xanthisma grindelioides

(Nutt.) D.R. Morgan & R.L. Hartm.

Western Aster

G5Secure Found in 21 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131110
Element CodePDAST640F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusXanthisma
Synonyms
Machaeranthera grindelioides(Nutt.) Shinners
Other Common Names
Gumweed Aster (EN) Haplopappe fausse-grindélie (FR) rayless tansyaster (EN) Rayless Tansy-aster (EN) Toothed Ironplant (EN)
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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-26
Change Date1994-03-05
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ArizonaS2Yes
UtahS3Yes
NebraskaS4Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
NevadaS3Yes
North DakotaS3Yes
MontanaS5Yes
South DakotaS4Yes
WyomingS5Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS3Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (21)
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Nevada (5)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Charleston - Macks CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,378
QuinnHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest62,459
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Brushy SpringsGila National Forest5,735
Bull CanyonCarson National Forest11,512
Madre MountainCibola National Forest19,839
Utah (11)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Box - Death HollowDixie National Forest3,175
FishhookDixie National Forest12,959
Lookout PeakFishlake National Forest9,195
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
Oak CreekFishlake National Forest54,053
Red Canyon NorthDixie National Forest9,973
Solomon BasinFishlake National Forest19,963
Thousand Lake MountainFishlake National Forest27,267
Wayne WonderlandFishlake National Forest12,395
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
References (2)
  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.