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Almutaster
Also called Marsh Alkali Aster, Alkali Marsh Asters, Aster
Almutaster is a North American genus with a single species, Almutaster pauciflorus (alkali marsh aster), a perennial herb of wet alkaline and saline soils. Its key to growing it is consistent moisture in alkaline or saline ground, as it naturally grows in inland salt marshes and salt flats.
Almutaster is a North American genus of plants in the family Asteraceae containing the single species Almutaster pauciflorus (formerly Aster pauciflorus), which is known by the common name alkali marsh aster. It is native to Canada (Northwest Territories and the three Prairie Provinces), the Western United States, and northern and central Mexico (as far south as Tlaxcala). The genus is named for botanist Almut Gitter Jones.
Almutaster pauciflorus grows in wet alkaline and saline soils such as inland salt marshes and salt flats. This is a perennial herb growing a reddish-green glandular stem to heights from 30 to 120 centimeters. The narrow leaves are linear in shape and up to 10 centimeters long. The inflorescence is an open array of flower heads containing white to pale purple ray florets and a center of yellow disc florets.
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