Canadanthus

Canadanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Canadanthus
G.L.Nesom
Species: C. modestus
Binomial name
Canadanthus modestus
(Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster subgenus Canadanthus (G.L.Nesom) Semple
  • Aster modestus Lindl.
  • Aster modestus var. major (Hook.) Muenscher
  • Aster sayianus Nutt.
  • Aster majus (Hook.) Porter
  • Aster mutatus Torr. & A.Gray
  • Weberaster modestus (Lindl.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Aster major (Hook.) Porter
  • Aster unalaschkensis var. major Hook.

Canadanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae.[2]

The only known species is Canadanthus modestus, native to northern North America (Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan).[1][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Nesom, Guy L. 1994. Phytologia 77(3): 250–251
  3. ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 458 Canadanthus G. L. Nesom
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