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Doellingeria elegans

(Nutt.) Semple, Brouillet & G.A. Allen

Elegant Aster

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156461
Element CodePDASTEC090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusDoellingeria
Synonyms
Aster perelegans(A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr.) W.A. WeberEucephalus elegansNutt.Eucephalus perelegans(Nels. & Macbr.) Weber
Other Common Names
elegant aster (EN) Elegant Wayside-aster (EN)
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Allen et al. (2019) combine Doellingeria and Eucephalus into a single North American genus, with "all new combinations...made in Doellingeria, which has priority."
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-01-19
Change Date1984-01-19
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaS4Yes
UtahSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
OregonSNRYes
NevadaS1Yes
ColoradoS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (10)
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder - White CloudsSalmon-Challis National Forest139,297
Boulder - White CloudsSawtooth National Forest322,653
Nevada (3)
AreaForestAcres
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
Ruby - MarshHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest10,164
Ruby - ThompsonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,289
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418022Uinta National Forest17,289
418031Uinta National Forest18,173
Clear CreekSawtooth National Forest7,188
Swan Creek MountainWasatch-Cache National Forest9,390
Upper South ForkWasatch-Cache National Forest16,811
References (3)
  1. Allen, G.A., L. Brouillet, J.C. Semple, H.J. Guest, and R. Underhill. 2019. Diversification of the North American <i>Doellingeria-Eucephalus</i> Clade (Astereae: Asteraceae) Inferred from Molecular and Morphological Evidence. Systematic Botany 44(4): 930-942.
  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.
  3. 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.