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Great Northern Aster - Canadanthus modestus
Other Names:  Aster modestus

Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
C-value: 6


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General Description
Rhizomatous perennial. Stems erect, 30–80 cm. Herbage glandular-puberulent. Leaves cauline, sessile, lanceolate, weakly serrate to entire, 4–10 cm long, clasping above, the lowest deciduous. Inflorescence leafy-corymbiform, often short with few heads; peduncles stipitate-glandular. Heads radiate; involucre narrowly campanulate, 6–10 mm high; phyllaries subequal, linear-lanceolate, glandular, green or purplish; the outer foliaceous. Ray flowers female, 20 to 65, purple; ligules 7–12 mm long. Disk flowers 40 to 65, perfect, whitish to purplish; corolla 5–7 mm long; style branches deltoid. Pappus of numerous capillary bristles, brownish. Achenes fusiform, 4- to 9-nerved, 2–4 mm long, sparsely strigose (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
Montana Range Range Descriptions

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Range Comments
AK to ON south to OR, MT and MN (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 833

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Habitat
Moist meadows, thickets, open forests, especially along streams, wetlands; valleys, montane (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Hollenbeck, R.R. 1974. Growth rates and movements within a population of Rana pretiosa pretiosa Baird and Girard in south central Montana. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 66 p.
    • Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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