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Flax Leaf Aster

Ionactis linariifolia

Also called Flaxleaf Whitetop Aster, Savory Leaf Aster, Stiff Aster, Stiff Leaf Aster, Flax Leaved Ankle Aster, Flax Leaved Aster, Flax Leaved Whitetop Aster

Flax Leaf Aster
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
E. Canada to C. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Ionactis linariifolia also known as the flax-leaf ankle-aster, flaxleaf whitetop or simply aster is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae.

Ionactis linariifolia grows across much of eastern and central North America from Florida north as far as Québec and New Brunswick, and west to extreme eastern Texas. It is found in a variety of habitats such as moist sites, oak pine woods, ridges, and bluffs.

Other Ionactis plants

Lava aster · Spring Mountain aster · Sierra Blanca least-daisy · Rocky Mountain aster · Aster

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ionactis linariifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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