Ionactis caelestis, the Spring Mountain aster,[2] is a rare North American species in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in southern Nevada in the western United States.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ionactis |
| Species: | I. caelestis
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Description
editIonactis caelestis is a small perennial shrub up to 25 cm (9.8 in) tall, with a thick woody taproot. The plant usually produces several flower heads in a flat-topped array.[4]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Ionactis caelestis. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ionactis caelestis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Ionactis caelestis P. J. Leary & G. L. Nesom, 1992. Spring Mountain ankle-aster, aster
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