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Symphyotrichum subspicatum

(Nees) Nesom

Douglas' Aster

G5Secure Found in 37 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1274473
Element CodePDASTE81E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSymphyotrichum
Synonyms
Aster subspicatusNees
Other Common Names
Aster de Douglas (FR) Douglas aster (EN) Leafy-bract American-aster (EN) Leafy-bracted Aster (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
The Flora of North America (vol. 20, 2006) here expands the concept of Symphyotrichum subspicatum to include Aster x maccallae, while Kartesz (1999) included A. x maccallae in S. ciliolatum.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1988-08-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MontanaSUYes
IdahoSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (37)
Alaska (30)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
HardingTongass National Forest174,349
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North ClevelandTongass National Forest105,288
North EtolinTongass National Forest40,993
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
West WrangellTongass National Forest10,291
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
References (1)
  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.