Aster scopulorum Calflora

Taxon Report

Aster scopulorum A. Gray

(not an active name)

Lava aster

Gerald and Buff Corsi2007 California Academy of Sciences

Aster scopulorum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Ionactis alpina


	Plant Range Observation Search (47 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Aster
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

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JEF + PLANTS	Ionactis alpina

Information about Aster scopulorum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (IOAL) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/02/2023).