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Canadanthus modestus

(Lindl.) Nesom

Great Northern Aster

G5Secure Found in 42 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140352
Element CodePDASTEK010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCanadanthus
Synonyms
Aster modestusLindl.
Other Common Names
Aster modeste (FR) Canada Aster (EN) Canada-aster (EN) giant mountain aster (EN) Giant Mountain 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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-07-21
Change Date1987-09-30
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesS2Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS2Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
QuebecS2Yes
OntarioS4Yes
ManitobaS2Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinS1Yes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MichiganS1Yes
MontanaSNRYes
MinnesotaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (42)
Alaska (4)
AreaForestAcres
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
RattlesnakeLolo National Forest2,881
Oregon (18)
AreaForestAcres
Castle Rock AppendageUmpqua National Forest4,649
Cougar BluffUmpqua National Forest5,574
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
LakeMt. Hood National Forest1,327
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
ReservoirWallowa-Whitman National Forest13,641
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (17)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Canyon CreekWenatchee National Forest7,983
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
HoodooColville National Forest7,142
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
QuartzWenatchee National Forest8,550
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
White PassGifford Pinchot National Forest1,145
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. 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.