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Oreostemma alpigenum

(Torr. & Gray) Greene

Anderson's Aster

G5Secure Found in 72 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159509
Element CodePDASTEA010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusOreostemma
Synonyms
Aster alpigenus(Torr. & Gray) Gray
Other Common Names
Tundra Aster (EN) tundra 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
Review Date1990-01-16
Change Date1990-01-16
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Has been found on a riverbank, a dry streambed, a river delta. Substrates are sand, gravel, saline mud flats.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingS4Yes
NevadaS3Yes
MontanaS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (72)
California (34)
AreaForestAcres
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
EbbettsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest255
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Hoover - Green Ck NoHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest7,155
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Lakes BasinTahoe National Forest557
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
NessieInyo National Forest830
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Tioga LakeInyo National Forest829
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
Montana (10)
AreaForestAcres
Allan Mountain (01946)Bitterroot National Forest104,184
Cattle GulchBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest19,390
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Storm LakeBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest9,324
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
Oregon (9)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowsDeschutes National Forest7,317
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
OlallieMt. Hood National Forest7,607
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
Sky Lakes BWinema National Forest9,615
Upper Catherine CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,446
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
HorseshoeGifford Pinchot National Forest7,579
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Wyoming (13)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Devils CanyonBighorn National Forest37,416
Headwaters Sunlight CreekShoshone National Forest6,016
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Togwotee PassShoshone National Forest7,344
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
References (5)
  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. Hulten, E. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories. Stanford Univ. Press, Palo Alto, CA. 1008 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.
  4. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  5. Murray, D.F. 1980. Threatened and endangered plants of Alaska. U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, Washington, D.C. 59 pp.